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zarandaja

Spanish, noun/θaɾanˈdaxa/

zarandaja is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “trifle; petty thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of zarandajo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Prenda extravagante”.

What does zarandaja mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininetrifle; petty thing

  2. 2

    femininefemale equivalent of zarandajo

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of zarandajo

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que es digno de desprecio.

noun: 1. Prenda extravagante. 2. Cosa pequeña o insignificante. 3. Restos de la vaca que regularmente no se aprovechan.

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 zarandaja

  • zarandajas plural

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

How do you pronounce zarandaja?

  • /θaɾanˈdaxa/
  • [θa.ɾãn̪ˈd̪a.xa]
  • /saɾanˈdaxa/

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

English words that translate to zarandaja

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

How common is zarandaja in Spanish?

zarandaja 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).