mesquin
French
Etymology
From Italian meschino or Spanish mezquino, both from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛs.kɛ̃/
Adjective
mesquin (feminine singular mesquine, masculine plural mesquins, feminine plural mesquines)
- unimportant
- small-minded
- poor, of poor quality
- stingy, tight-fisted
Further reading
- “mesquin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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