Barato to describe a person

Question

Can you use barato to describe a person who is cheap like "Mi hermano es muy barato"

Hola, adsimon. What do you mean by a "cheap" person? Is he/she "stingy", "unkind" or 'dressed sexily"? Which one do you refer to? - joygogo, Feb 23, 2014

here it means a woman who looks overtly sexy, not elegantly sexy. - annierats, Feb 23, 2014

Answer 1

Here in Mexico "codo" is often used to to describe a cheap person. You can also just touch you're elbow to communicate this silently.

I have no idea why this is, but it is.

Jim, se codo se refiere a personas que guardan su codo y lo mantienen a su costado, no querido extender su brazo para dar dinero. Dan el codo en lugar de la mano abierta. Los regiomontanos, o personas que viven en Monterrey son conocidos por ser "codos" - 00e46f15, Feb 23, 2014

o tacaños. Yo estudié la universidad ahí pero no se me pegó, OK? jajaja -- error en mi comentario: *ser *no queriendo -- - 00e46f15, Feb 23, 2014

Thanks for expanding Sylyon. Tacaño is used here as well but is more like fg - gringojrf, Feb 24, 2014

is more like gruñon. - gringojrf, Feb 24, 2014

Answer 2

Hola adsimon.

Uno usa "tacaño", "codo", "agarrado", "avaro", "mezquino", entre otros, para describir a alguien "cheap".

Pero, si usas la palabra "barata" para describir a una persona, en este caso a una mujer, estarías describiendo a una mujer "de la calle". Entonces, no es apropiado usar la palabra 'barata" para describir a una persona que no quiere gastar su dinero. Se malentendería.

En sueco también, solo las mujeres pueden ser ' baratas'. - annierats, Feb 23, 2014

Answer 3

If a thing does not cost much, then it is barato.

If a person does not like spend money at all, then that person is tacaña or tacaño (if refers to masculine name).

Answer 4

In Costa Rica "codo" is used also as well as "pinche"

You only use "barato" to describe a person for hire that is cheaper than the rest. Para corta monte el es más barato. To cut the grass he is cheaper.

Answer 5

In Nicaragua they say pinche pinche.