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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian meschino or Spanish mezquino, both from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mesquin (feminine mesquine, masculine plural mesquins, feminine plural mesquines)
- unimportant
- small-minded, petty
- poor, of poor quality
- stingy, tight-fisted
- mean
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