taccagno
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Hebrew תקנה חכמה (khokhmá takaná), used in Judaism to refer to business transactions, but adopted pejoratively by Christians.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]taccagno (feminine taccagna, masculine plural taccagni, feminine plural taccagne)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Spanish: tacaño
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- taccagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana