taccagno

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taccagno

/takˈkaɲɲo/

Where it comes from

dallo spagnolo tacaño

adjective taccagni · taccagna · taccagne

persona eccessivamente parsimoniosa e restia a spendere

Similar: avaro, gretto, pidocchio, pitocco, spilorcio, tirato, tirchio · Opposite: liberale, prodigo, spendaccione, splendido, generoso, magnanimo

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adjective

Similar: avaro, gretto, pidocchio, pitocco, spilorcio, tirato, tirchio · Opposite: liberale, prodigo, spendaccione, splendido, generoso, magnanimo

In English

stingy unwilling to spend or give
penny-pinching reluctant to spend money
mean miserly, stingy

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"taccagno." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/taccagno. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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taccagno. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/taccagno

Chicago

"taccagno." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/taccagno.

BibTeX

@misc{taccagno_2026,
  title = {taccagno},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/taccagno},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}