parcimónia

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See also: parcimonia and parcimônia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin parsimōnia.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: par‧ci‧mó‧ni‧a

Noun

parcimónia f (plural parcimónias) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. parsimony (great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
    Synonyms: economia, frugalidade, sobriedade

References

  1. ^ parcimónia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ parcimónia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024