tacanho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ta‧ca‧nho

Adjective

tacanho (feminine tacanha, masculine plural tacanhos, feminine plural tacanhas)

  1. short (of little height)
    Synonyms: baixo, nanico
  2. miserly (excessively cautious with money)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:avarento
  3. sly; wily; cunning
    Synonyms: velhaco, manhoso, ladino, matreiro, finório

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