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haragán

/aɾaˈɡan/

adjective/aɾaˈɡan/

lazy (unwilling to work)

Synonyms: holgazán, perezoso, flojo

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.

noun, masculine/aɾaˈɡan/plural: haraganes

idler, loafer; squeegee mop

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.

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