mesquinho

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mesquinho

/mɨʃ.ˈki.ɲu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do árabe مسكين⁽ᵃʳ⁾ (miskin) “pobre, infeliz”.

adjective

insignificante, parco
avaro
desditoso
baixo, sórdido

In English

petty of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited in
miserly stingy
narrow-minded having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas
small-minded selfish; not mindful of the big picture
mean miserly, stingy

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{mesquinho_2026,
  title = {mesquinho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/mesquinho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}