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escatimar.

to deprive through fraud; defraud

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

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  1. to deprive through fraud; defraud

    transitive
  2. to insult; offend

    transitive
  3. to adulterate

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escatimar, a loan from Old Spanish escatimar. Cognate with Galician and Spanish escatimar.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.