"mezquino" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /meθˈkino/ [Spain], [meθˈki.no] [Spain], /mesˈkino/ [Latin-America], [mesˈki.no] [Latin-America] Forms: mezquina [feminine], mezquinos [masculine, plural], mezquinas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ino Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish mesquino (“poor; beggar, homeless”), also attested in the medieval period as mezquino, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). The sense of “stingy” developed in the early modern period. Compare Portuguese mesquinho. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|mesquino||poor; beggar, homeless|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish mesquino (“poor; beggar, homeless”), {{inh+|es|osp|mesquino||poor; beggar, homeless}} Inherited from Old Spanish mesquino (“poor; beggar, homeless”), {{m|osp|mezquino}} mezquino, {{der|es|ar|مِسْكِين||poor}} Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”), {{cog|pt|mesquinho}} Portuguese mesquinho Head templates: {{es-adj}} mezquino (feminine mezquina, masculine plural mezquinos, feminine plural mezquinas)
  1. miserly, mean, stingy
    Sense id: en-mezquino-es-adj-xbHKvrhP
  2. petty, small-minded
    Sense id: en-mezquino-es-adj-QdQNwZ~N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mezquinar, mezquindad
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /meθˈkino/ [Spain], [meθˈki.no] [Spain], /mesˈkino/ [Latin-America], [mesˈki.no] [Latin-America]
Rhymes: -ino Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} mezquino
  1. first-person singular present indicative of mezquinar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: mezquinar
    Sense id: en-mezquino-es-verb-SLiz9DGL Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 25 27 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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