Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /meθˈkino/ [meθˈki.no]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /mesˈkino/ [mesˈki.no]
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  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: mez‧qui‧no

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish mesquino (poor; beggar, homeless), also attested in the medieval period as mezquino, from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, poor). The sense of “stingy” developed in the early modern period. Compare Portuguese mesquinho.

Adjective edit

mezquino (feminine mezquina, masculine plural mezquinos, feminine plural mezquinas)

  1. miserly, mean, stingy
    Era un padre mezquino, y a sus hijos no les compraba dulces no por salud sino por ahorrar.
    He was a stingy father, who wouldn't buy his children sweets, not for their health but to save money.
  2. petty, small-minded
    Sería mezquino de mi parte no perdonarte por ello cuando no tenías toda la información sobre la situación.
    It would be petty of me to not forgive you for it when you did not have all the information about the situation.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

mezquino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mezquinar

Further reading edit