taccagno

Probably from Hebrew תקנה חכמה (khokhmá takaná), used in Judaism to refer to business transactions, but adopted pejoratively by Christians.

• IPA^(key): /takˈkaɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes: -aɲɲo
• Hyphenation: tac‧cà‧gno

taccagno (feminine taccagna, masculine plural taccagni, feminine plural taccagne)

1. mean, stingy

• taccagneria

• → Spanish: tacaño

• taccagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana