mesquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). Compare Galician mesquiño, Spanish mezquino, French mesquin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈkĩ.ɲu/ [mesˈkĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈkĩ.ɲu/ [mesˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʃˈkĩ.ɲu/ [meʃˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈki.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨʃˈki.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧nho

Adjective

mesquinho (feminine mesquinha, masculine plural mesquinhos, feminine plural mesquinhas)

1. stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento

Derived terms

• mesquinhar
• mesquinhez
• mesquinhice