amarrete

Spanish

Etymology

From amarrar +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amaˈrete/ [a.maˈre.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: a‧ma‧rre‧te

Adjective

amarrete (feminine amarreta, masculine plural amarretes, feminine plural amarretas)

stingy; miserly
- 2016 October 7, “La reactivación demora en llegar y calienta los ánimos”, in Clarin‎:
  Los organismos financieros internacionales dicen que apoyan, pero fueron amarretes a la hora de avalar los números económicos de la Argentina.
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Noun

amarrete m (plural amarretes, feminine amarreta, feminine plural amarretas)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, slang) miser; stinge; cheapskate

Further reading

“amarrete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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