"tacanho" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /taˈkɐ̃.ɲu/ [Brazil], [taˈkɐ̃.j̃u] [Brazil], /taˈkɐ̃.ɲu/ [Brazil], [taˈkɐ̃.j̃u] [Brazil], /taˈkɐ.ɲo/ [Southern-Brazil], /tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/ [Portugal], /tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/ [Portugal], /tɐˈka.ɲu/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: tacanha [feminine], tacanhos [masculine, plural], tacanhas [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{pt-adj}} tacanho (feminine tacanha, masculine plural tacanhos, feminine plural tacanhas)
  1. short (of little height) Synonyms: baixo, nanico
    Sense id: en-tacanho-pt-adj-o8maUoK3
  2. miserly (excessively cautious with money)
    Sense id: en-tacanho-pt-adj-msoKq~SJ Synonyms: agarrado, avaro, avarento, cainho, esganado, fomenica, forreta, manicurto, mão de vaca, mesquinho, miserável, mísero, mofino, pão-duro, somítico, sorrelfa, sovina, tacanho, unha de fome
  3. sly; wily; cunning Synonyms: velhaco, manhoso, ladino, matreiro, finório
    Sense id: en-tacanho-pt-adj-zA9QPh68 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 93

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "tacanha",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tacanhos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tacanhas",
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        "feminine",
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      ]
    }
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        "short (of little height)"
      ],
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        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "baixo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanico"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "miserly (excessively cautious with money)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tacanho-pt-adj-msoKq~SJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "miserly",
          "miserly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "agarrado"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "avaro"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "avarento"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "cainho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "esganado"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "fomenica"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "forreta"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "manicurto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mão de vaca"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mesquinho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "miserável"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mísero"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mofino"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "pão-duro"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "somítico"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "sorrelfa"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "sovina"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "tacanho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "unha de fome"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "sly; wily; cunning"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sly",
          "sly"
        ],
        [
          "wily",
          "wily"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "velhaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "manhoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "ladino"
        },
        {
          "word": "matreiro"
        },
        {
          "word": "finório"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈkɐ̃.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈkɐ.ɲo/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈka.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tacanho"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "short (of little height)"
      ],
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        [
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          "short"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "baixo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanico"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "miserly (excessively cautious with money)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miserly",
          "miserly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "agarrado"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "avaro"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "avarento"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "cainho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "esganado"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "fomenica"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "forreta"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "manicurto"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mão de vaca"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mesquinho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "miserável"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mísero"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "mofino"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "pão-duro"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "somítico"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "sorrelfa"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "sovina"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "tacanho"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:avarento",
          "word": "unha de fome"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "sly; wily; cunning"
      ],
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          "sly",
          "sly"
        ],
        [
          "wily",
          "wily"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "velhaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "manhoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "ladino"
        },
        {
          "word": "matreiro"
        },
        {
          "word": "finório"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈkɐ̃.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[taˈkɐ̃.j̃u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈkɐ̃.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[taˈkɐ̃.j̃u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈkɐ.ɲo/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈkɐ.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐˈka.ɲu/",
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        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tacanho"
}

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