zángano
Spanish, noun/ˈθanɡano/
zángano is spelled Z-Á-N-G-A-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 82,716th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zángano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “drone bee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Macho de la abeja, de mayor tamaño que las hembras infértiles y carente de aguijón. Vive sólo para el…”.
What does zángano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedrone bee
noun
- 1
masculineidler, loafer
- 2
colloquialmasculinesponger, scrounger
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Macho de la abeja, de mayor tamaño que las hembras infértiles y carente de aguijón. Vive sólo para el apareamiento, no trabajando en las labores de recolección de alimento ni cuidado de las larvas.
noun: 1. Por extensión, persona inútil y holgazana.
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 zángano
- zánganos plural
- zángana feminine
- zánganas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zángano?
- /ˈθanɡano/
- [ˈθãŋ.ɡa.no]
- /ˈsanɡano/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zángano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zángano in Spanish?
zángano 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).