mezquino

/meθˈkino/ · B2 · adj

miserly, mean, stingy

🪙 sounds like 'mess-keen-o': keen to mess with every coin, hoarding pennies

Say 'mess-KEEN-o': someone so keen on each tiny coin that they pinch every penny. Mezquino describes a stingy person, and by extension a petty, small-minded act, like refusing to share even the smallest thing.

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