holgazán

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic كَسْلَان (kaslān, “lazy”), and influenced by holgar. Compare Galician lacazán. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /olɡaˈθan/ [ol.ɣ̞aˈθãn] (Spain) IPA(key): /olɡaˈsan/ [ol.ɣ̞aˈsãn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -an Syllabification: hol‧ga‧zán === Adjective === holgazán (feminine holgazana, masculine plural holgazanes, feminine plural holgazanas) loafing Synonyms: flojo, gandul, tunante === Noun === holgazán m (plural holgazanes, feminine holgazana, feminine plural holgazanas) loafer, sluggard, lazybones, slacker, idler Synonyms: gandul, tunante, vago deadbeat, layabout Synonym: incumplidor ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “holgazán”, 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