gasiu

Presumably a derivation from Late Latin gaza (“treasury, wealth, riches”), from Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza, “treasury, treasure”), from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈziw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈziw]

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gasiu (feminine gasiva, masculine plural gasius, feminine plural gasives)

1. stingy

gasiu m (plural gasiva)

1. miser, skinflint, cheapskate

• gasiveria

• “gasiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007