haragán

See also: haragan

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed 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/, [aɾaˈɣãn]

Adjective

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

lazy (unwilling to work)

Noun

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

idler, loafer

Further reading

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

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