zascandil
Spanish, noun/θaskanˈdil/
zascandil is spelled Z-A-S-C-A-N-D-I-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish, the 277,009th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zascandil is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “layabout; gadabout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que por hábito o preferencia se entromete en asuntos ajenos”.
What does zascandil mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spaincolloquialdatedmasculinelayabout; gadabout
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que por hábito o preferencia se entromete en asuntos ajenos. 2. Persona que lucra mediante el engaño.
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 zascandil
- zascandiles plural
- zascandila feminine
- zascandilas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zascandil?
- /θaskanˈdil/
- [θas.kãn̪ˈd̪il]
- /saskanˈdil/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zascandil in Spanish?
zascandil appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).