Zampano
German, noun/ˈtsampano/
Zampano is spelled Z-A-M-P-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zampano is a German masculine noun meaning “someone who is self-important, pompous and overbearing, big shot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mann, der ein prahlerisches Verhalten an den Tag legt und dadurch andere beeindrucken will; Mann, der so tut…”.
What does Zampano mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryinformalmasculinesomeone who is self-important, pompous and overbearing, big shot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mann, der ein prahlerisches Verhalten an den Tag legt und dadurch andere beeindrucken will; Mann, der so tut, als könne er auch Unmögliches verwirklichen; Mann, der sich als Anführer geriert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zampano
- Zampanos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zampano?
- /ˈtsampano/
- [ˈt͡sampano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zampano in German?
Zampano appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).