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taccagno

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Italian

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Etymology

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Probably from Hebrew תקנה חכמה (khokhmá takaná), used in Judaism to refer to business transactions, but adopted pejoratively by Christians.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /takˈkaɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -aɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: tac‧cà‧gno

Adjective

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taccagno (feminine taccagna, masculine plural taccagni, feminine plural taccagne)

  1. mean, stingy
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Descendants

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  • → Spanish: tacaño

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 584

Further reading

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  • taccagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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