Mezquindad in english
Meanness
pronunciation: minnəs part of speech: noun
pronunciation: minnəs part of speech: noun
In gestures
mezquindad = meanness ; turpitude ; penny-pinching.
Example: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Example: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Example: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.