tacaño
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adjective
- stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly, mean, penny-pinching
noun
- miser, cheapskate, tightwad, skinflint, penny pincher, niggardsomeone avoiding to spend money
Forms
adjective
| masculine singular | tacaño |
|---|---|
| feminine | tacaña |
| masculine plural | tacaños |
| feminine plural | tacañas |
noun
| singular | tacaño |
|---|---|
| plural | tacaños |
| feminine | tacaña |
| feminine plural | tacañas |
Used in the library
- Mi tío es tan tacaño que comparte el periódico con el vecino.My uncle is so stingy that he shares the newspaper with his neighbour.B2Otra vez, por favor (10) — Once more, please (10) (B2)
- El tío de Madrid es tan tacaño que no invita a nada.The uncle from Madrid is so stingy he never treats anyone.B2Una vez más (7) — Once more (7) (B2)
- El tío de Madrid es tan tacaño que no paga ni el café.The uncle from Madrid is so stingy he won't even pay for coffee.B2Una vez más (2) — Once more (2) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- avaroavaricious, greedy; mean, stingy, miserly
- mezquinomiserly, mean, stingy; petty, small-minded
- mezquinomiserly, mean, stingy; petty, small-minded
- miserablemiserable; poor
- peseterotight-fisted, stingy, miser; moneygrubber/money-grubber
- peseterotight-fisted, stingy, miser; moneygrubber/money-grubber
- ratarat (medium-sized rodent belonging to the Rattus genus); percentage
- ratarat (medium-sized rodent belonging to the Rattus genus); percentage