tacaño

== Spanish == === Etymology === Probably from Hebrew תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), whence also Yiddish תּקנה (takone, “correction”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈkaɲo/ [t̪aˈka.ɲo] Rhymes: -aɲo Syllabification: ta‧ca‧ño === Adjective === tacaño (feminine tacaña, masculine plural tacaños, feminine plural tacañas) stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly, mean, penny-pinching Synonyms: pesetero, rata, mezquino, roñoso === Noun === tacaño m (plural tacaños, feminine tacaña, feminine plural tacañas) miser, cheapskate, tightwad, skinflint, penny pincher, niggard (someone avoiding to spend money) Synonyms: pesetero, mezquino, roñoso, avaro, miserable, rata === Further reading === “tacaño”, 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