"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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|it|taccagno|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian taccagno, {{bor+|es|it|taccagno}} Borrowed from Italian taccagno, {{m|he|תקנה||religious ordinance, rule|tr=takaná}} תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), {{m|yi|תּקנה||correction|tr=takone}} תּקנה (takone, “correction”) 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: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|it|taccagno|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian taccagno, {{bor+|es|it|taccagno}} Borrowed from Italian taccagno, {{m|he|תקנה||religious ordinance, rule|tr=takaná}} תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), {{m|yi|תּקנה||correction|tr=takone}} תּקנה (takone, “correction”) 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): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Inflected forms

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