amarrete

From amarrar +‎ -ete.

• IPA^(key): /amaˈrete/ [a.maˈre.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧rre‧te

amarrete (feminine amarreta, masculine plural amarretes, feminine plural amarretas)

1. stingy; miserly

   Synonyms: tacaño, mezquino

   • 2016 October 7, “La reactivación demora en llegar y calienta los ánimos”, in Clarin‎^[1]:

     Los organismos financieros internacionales dicen que apoyan, pero fueron amarretes a la hora de avalar los números económicos de la Argentina.

     The international financial organizations say they're supportive, but they were stingy when it came to endorse Argentina's economic figures.

amarrete m (plural amarretes, feminine amarreta, feminine plural amarretas)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, slang) miser; stinge; cheapskate

• “amarrete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28