mezquindad

Spanish

Etymology

From mezquino + -dad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meθkinˈdad/ [meθ.kĩn̪ˈd̪að̞] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /meskinˈdad/ [mes.kĩn̪ˈd̪að̞] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: mez‧quin‧dad

Noun

mezquindad f (plural mezquindades)

1. meanness, stinginess, paltriness
2. small-mindedness, pettiness

Further reading

• “mezquindad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025