haragán

See also: haragan

Spanish

Etymology

According to the Royal Spanish Academy, most likely derived from Andalusian Arabic كان خرا (ḵrā kān), meaning "it was shit".

An alternative theory is a borrowing from Old High German arag, arg (“worthless, lazy, bad”) or Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 (*args), both from Proto-Germanic *argaz, whence also Old English earg, English eerie, arch, argh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈɡan/ [a.ɾaˈɣ̞ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ha‧ra‧gán

Adjective

haragán (feminine haragana, masculine plural haraganes, feminine plural haraganas)

1. lazy (unwilling to work)

   Synonyms: holgazán, perezoso, flojo

Noun

haragán m (plural haraganes, feminine haragana, feminine plural haraganas)

1. idler, loafer
2. (Cuba, Venezuela, northern Argentina) squeegee mop

Derived terms

• haraganear
• haraganería

 

Further reading

• “haragán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014