lacazán

Alternative forms

• lacaçám, lacação (Reintegrationist)

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

• 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

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lacazan”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lacazán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lacazán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN