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gandul

Spanish, noun/ɡanˈdul/

gandul is spelled G-A-N-D-U-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 82,716th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gandul is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “loafer, idler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does gandul mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    loafing, lazy

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineloafer, idler

  2. 2

    femininemasculinepigeon pea

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Persona a la que no le gusta trabajar y procura evitar hacerlo.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of gandul

  • gandula feminine
  • gandules masculine plural
  • gandulas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce gandul?

  • /ɡanˈdul/
  • [ɡãn̪ˈd̪ul]
  • [gãn̪ˈd̪ul]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to gandul

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is gandul in Spanish?

gandul appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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