mesquinho

== Galician == === Adjective === mesquinho (feminine mesquinha, masculine plural mesquinhos, feminine plural mesquinhas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of mesquiño === Noun === mesquinho m (plural mesquinhos, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of mesquiño === Further reading === “mesquinho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). Compare Galician mesquiño, Spanish mezquino, French mesquin. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩɲu, (Portugal) -iɲu Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧nho === Adjective === mesquinho (feminine mesquinha, masculine plural mesquinhos, feminine plural mesquinhas) stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “mesquinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026