"mesquinho" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /mesˈkĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [mesˈkĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /mesˈkĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [mesˈkĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /meʃˈkĩ.ɲu/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [meʃˈkĩ.j̃u] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /mesˈki.ɲo/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɨʃˈki.ɲu/ [Portugal] Forms: mesquinha [feminine], mesquinhos [masculine, plural], mesquinhas [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). Compare Galician mesquiño, Spanish mezquino, French mesquin. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|ar|مِسْكِين||poor}} Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”), {{cog|gl|mesquiño}} Galician mesquiño, {{cog|es|mezquino}} Spanish mezquino, {{cog|fr|mesquin}} French mesquin Head templates: {{pt-adj}} mesquinho (feminine mesquinha, masculine plural mesquinhos, feminine plural mesquinhas)
  1. stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly Synonyms: avarento Derived forms: mesquinhar, mesquinhez, mesquinhice
    Sense id: en-mesquinho-pt-adj-ZK7wUlMJ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mesquinho meaning in Portuguese (1.9kB)

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