zángano

Spanish

Etymology

From the onomatopoeic root *zangl, *zang, imitative of a bee's buzzing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθanɡano/ [ˈθãŋ.ɡa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsanɡano/ [ˈsãŋ.ɡa.no]
• Rhymes: -anɡano
• Syllabification: zán‧ga‧no

Noun

zángano m (plural zánganos)

1. drone bee

   Coordinate term: abeja

Noun

zángano m (plural zánganos, feminine zángana, feminine plural zánganas)

1. idler, loafer

   Synonyms: holgazán, vago, zanguango

2. (colloquial) sponger, scrounger

   Synonyms: bolsero, cafiche, gorrón, mogollón, parásito, pedigüeño

Descendants

• → Tagalog: sanggano

Further reading

• “zángano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10