rácano
See also: racano
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From racanear.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rácano (feminine rácana, masculine plural rácanos, feminine plural rácanas)
- tight, stingy, tight-fisted
- (sports) defensive and cautious to the point of laziness
- 2014 November 8, “Mourinho responde a Luis Suárez”, in SPORT.es[1]:
- El delantero uruguayo cuenta que el preparador portugués presentó un planteamiento rácano y que buscaba constantemente perder tiempo.
- The Uruguayan forward explains that the Portuguese coach presented a defensive approach and that he was always looking to waste time.
Further reading edit
- “rácano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014