avaro — meaning in English

English meaning

• greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
• stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

avaro is used for these senses in English:

• Avar Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.
• Avar A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.
• Avar (historical) A member of a group of equestrian nomads who established an empire spanning considerable areas of Central and Eastern Europe from the late 6th to the early 9th century; also called Eurasian Avars or Pannonian Avars, to distinguish them from the Avars of the Caucasus.
• greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
• stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

stingy — full definition

1. adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.
2. adj Meager or insufficient in amount.

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