rácano

See also: racano

Spanish

Etymology

From racanear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrakano/ [ˈra.ka.no]
• Rhymes: -akano
• Syllabification: rá‧ca‧no

Adjective

rácano (feminine rácana, masculine plural rácanos, feminine plural rácanas)

1. tight, stingy, tight-fisted
2. (sports) defensive and cautious to the point of laziness
   • 2014 November 8, “Mourinho responde a Luis Suárez”, in SPORT.es‎^[1]:

     El delantero uruguayo cuenta que el preparador portugués presentó un planteamiento rácano y que buscaba constantemente perder tiempo.

     The Uruguayan forward explains that the Portuguese coach presented a defensive approach and that he was always looking to waste time.

Further reading

• “rácano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10