tirchio

Italian

Etymology

1. From older dialectal pirchio, perhaps related to tirare.
2. 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)

1. (informal) mean, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted

   Synonyms: avaro, gretto, spilorcio, taccagno

   Antonyms: generoso, largo

Noun

tirchio m (plural tirchi, feminine tirchia)

1. (informal) miser

   Synonyms: avaro, spilorcio, taccagno

   Antonym: generoso

   Coordinate term: scialacquatore

Derived terms

• tirchieria
• tirchiaggine

Anagrams

• orchiti