lacazán

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from the metathesis of an unattested *casalán, from Arabic كَسْلَان‎ (kaslān, “lazy”).[1] Compare Spanish holgazán. Alternatively a derogatory formation from lacón (“pig shoulder”), as its synonym lacoeiro.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lakaˈθaŋ/

Adjective

lacazán m (feminine singular lacazana, masculine plural lacazáns, feminine plural lacazanas)

lazy

Noun

lacazán m (plural lacazáns, feminine lacazana, feminine plural lacazanas)

loafer, lazybones
guzzler

Synonyms

baleigán, lacoeiro, lerchán, nugallán, preguiceiro

Derived terms

lacaceiro
lacazaneiría

References

“lacazan” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“lacazán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“lacazán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Corriente, Federico (2008), “lacazán”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. lacón.

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[1] Corriente, Federico (2008), “lacazán”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

[2] Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. lacón.