tacaño

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian taccagno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈka.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -aɲo

Adjective

tacaño (feminine singular tacaña, masculine plural tacaños, feminine plural tacañas)

  1. stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
    Mi papá es tacaño, él no paga para nada.
    My father is stingy, he doesn't pay for anything.

Synonyms

Noun

tacaño m (plural tacaños, feminine tacaña, feminine plural tacañas)

  1. miser (someone avoiding to spend money)
    Synonyms: pesetero, mezquino, roñoso, avaro, miserable, rata

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