tiquismiquis
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Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tiquismiquis (invariable)
- squeamish
- Synonyms: quisquilloso, escrupuloso, remirado, melindroso, delicado
- Él es muy tiquismiquis con la comida
- He is very squeamish with food
- (by extension) fussy, detail oriented, thoughtful, thoughty, perfectionist, fastidious, finicky, meticulous, precise, exact
- Synonyms: quisquilloso, perfeccionista, meticuloso
Noun
[edit]tiquismiquis m (plural tiquismiquis)
- a squeamish person
- a fusspot; fussy person
- finickiness
- exaggerated courtesies, affected mannerisms
Further reading
[edit]- “tiquismiquis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014