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Italian
Etymology
Probably from Hebrew תקנה חכמה (khokhmá takaná), used in Judaism to refer to business transactions, but adopted pejoratively by Christians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /takˈkaɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -aɲɲo
- Hyphenation: tac‧cà‧gno
Adjective
taccagno (feminine taccagna, masculine plural taccagni, feminine plural taccagne)
- mean, stingy
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Further reading
- taccagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana