lesina

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) bradawl (tool used for making holes)
2. (feminine, figuratively) stinginess, avarice

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of lesinare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of lesinare:

Concepts

awl

piercer

pricker

stinginess

awl bodkin

stitching awl

Synonyms

punteruolo

avarizia

grettezza

pitoccheria

punzone

spilorceria

taccagneria

tirchieria

Translations

lezna

alêne

Pfriem

Ahle

lesna

alène

tacaño

alesna

furador

els

alena

priem

avaro

avaricia

Hyphenated as

lè‧si‧na, (traditional) lé‧si‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛ.zi.na/

Etymology

Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also French alêne, Occitan alzena, Catalan alena, Spanish lezna. Figurative use from the association of the tool with shoemakers.