gañán

== Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown, with mainly two Germanic and Arabic etymologies considered. The traditional early proposition was a descent from Latin ganeō (“glutton, libertine”), but this has been mostly discarded. The DRAE considers the ultimate source to be Arabic غَنَّام (ḡannām, “shepherd”). Coromines favours a derivation from Middle French gaignant (“unskilled laborer, lout, ruffian, etc.”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈɲan/ [ɡaˈɲãn] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ga‧ñán === Noun === gañán m (plural gañanes) (derogatory, Spain) Stupid and bad-mannered rural man from the Spanish countryside; yokel, hick farmhand === Further reading === “gañán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Etymology (in Spanish)