tiñoso

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tineosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈɲoso/ [t̪iˈɲo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ti‧ño‧so

Adjective

tiñoso (feminine tiñosa, masculine plural tiñosos, feminine plural tiñosas)

1. ringwormed
2. stingy; tight; mean
3. scabby

Related terms

• tiña

 

Further reading

• “tiñoso”, 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