mezquinar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meθkiˈnaɾ/ [meθ.kiˈnaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /meskiˈnaɾ/ [mes.kiˈnaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mez‧qui‧nar

Verb

mezquinar (first-person singular present mezquino, first-person singular preterite mezquiné, past participle mezquinado)

  1. to skimp; be stingy
  2. to dodge; get around
  3. to let off; let off the hook

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