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zaratán

Spanish, noun/θaɾaˈtan/

zaratán is spelled Z-A-R-A-T-Á-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 191,875th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zaratán is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “breast cancer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cáncer de mama en la mujer”.

What does zaratán mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebreast cancer

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cáncer de mama en la mujer.

noun: 1. Fábrica de cordeles.

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 zaratán

  • zaratanes plural

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

How do you pronounce zaratán?

  • /θaɾaˈtan/
  • [θa.ɾaˈt̪ãn]
  • /saɾaˈtan/

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

How common is zaratán in Spanish?

zaratán appears about once in every 28 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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