tacaño

stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly, mean, penny-pinching

“Mi papá es un tacaño, no paga nada.” — My father is stingy, he doesn't pay for anything.

Probably from Hebrew תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), whence also Yiddish תּקנה (takone, “correction”), cf. Italian taccagno.

miser, cheapskate, tightwad, skinflint, penny pincher, niggard (someone avoiding to spend money)

Probably from Hebrew תקנה (takaná, “religious ordinance, rule”), whence also Yiddish תּקנה (takone, “correction”), cf. Italian taccagno.