zalama
Spanish, noun/θaˈlama/
zalama is spelled Z-A-L-A-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written Spanish, the 338,601st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zalama is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “flattery; wheedling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de zalamería”.
What does zalama mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfeminineflattery; wheedling
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de zalamería.
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 zalama
- zalamas plural
- zalema alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zalama?
- /θaˈlama/
- [θaˈla.ma]
- /saˈlama/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zalama in Spanish?
zalama appears about once in every 98 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).