zgârcit

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zgârcit

/zɡɨrˈt͡ʃit/

Where it comes from

From zgârci (“to clench, to make more expensive”).

adjective zgârcită · zgârciți · zgârcite · zgârcit

masculine, neuter stingy

In English

stingy unwilling to spend or give
greedy having greed; consumed by selfish desires
miser skinflint or scrooge

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MLA

"zgârcit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2rcit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

zgârcit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2rcit

Chicago

"zgârcit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2rcit.

BibTeX

@misc{zga_rcit_2026,
  title = {zgârcit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zg%C3%A2rcit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}