tirchio

== Italian == === Etymology === From older dialectal pirchio, perhaps related to tirare. Compare Sicilian pricchiu. From Ancient Greek θηριακός (thēriakós, “wild animal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtir.kjo/ Rhymes: -irkjo Hyphenation: tìr‧chio === Adjective === tirchio (feminine tirchia, masculine plural tirchi, feminine plural tirchie) (informal) mean, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted Synonyms: avaro, gretto, spilorcio, taccagno Antonyms: generoso, largo === Noun === tirchio m (plural tirchi, feminine tirchia) (informal) miser Synonyms: avaro, spilorcio, taccagno Antonym: generoso Coordinate term: scialacquatore ==== Derived terms ==== tirchieria tirchiaggine === References === === Anagrams === orchiti