"tacaño" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /taˈkaɲo/, [t̪aˈka.ɲo] Forms: tacaña [feminine], tacaños [masculine, plural], tacañas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aɲo Etymology: Borrowed from Italian taccagno, probably from Hebrew תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), whence also Yiddish תּקנה (takone, “correction”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|it|taccagno}} Borrowed from Italian taccagno Head templates: {{es-adj}} tacaño (feminine tacaña, masculine plural tacaños, feminine plural tacañas)
  1. stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly, mean, penny-pinching Synonyms: pesetero, rata, mezquino, roñoso
    Sense id: en-tacaño-es-adj-nCC40QOx

Noun

IPA: /taˈkaɲo/, [t̪aˈka.ɲo] Forms: tacaños [plural], tacaña [feminine], tacañas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aɲo Etymology: Borrowed from Italian taccagno, probably from Hebrew תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), whence also Yiddish תּקנה (takone, “correction”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|it|taccagno}} Borrowed from Italian taccagno Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} tacaño m (plural tacaños, feminine tacaña, feminine plural tacañas)
  1. miser, cheapskate, tightwad, skinflint, penny pincher, niggard (someone avoiding to spend money) Tags: masculine Synonyms: pesetero, mezquino, roñoso, avaro, miserable, rata
    Sense id: en-tacaño-es-noun-nWbbVzoA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

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