mesquin
French
Etymology
From Italian meschino or Spanish mezquino, both from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mesquin (feminine mesquine, masculine plural mesquins, feminine plural mesquines)
- unimportant
- small-minded, petty
- poor, of poor quality
- stingy, tight-fisted
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mesquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.