pitocco

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) beggar, mendicant
2. (broadly, masculine) miser, skinflint

Adj

mean, stingy

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of pitoccare

Concepts

miser

churl

niggard

scrooge

skinflint

stingy

tightwad

cheapskate

ungenerous

Synonyms

spilorcio

cacastecchi

arpagone

taccagno

avaro

poco generoso

tignoso

tirato

sparagnino

avaraccio

migragnoso

tirchio

gretto

micragnoso

pidocchioso

Translations

radin

avare

tacaño

tacaña

rapiat

fesse-mathieu

sovina

pordiosero

pingre

avarento

pão-duro

μίζερος

Knicker

ronyós

Hyphenated as

pi‧tòc‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piˈtɔk.ko/

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek πτωχός (ptōkhós, “beggar”).