lacazán

Galician

Alternative forms

• lacaçám, lacação (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lakaˈθaŋ/ [lɑ.kɑˈθɑŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /lakaˈθaŋ/ [lɑ.kɑˈθɑŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /lakaˈsaŋ/ [lɑ.kɑˈsɑŋ]

• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: la‧ca‧zán

Adjective

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

1. lazy

Noun

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

1. loafer, lazybones, idler

   Synonyms: lampantín, nugallán

2. 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.