zángano

Definitions of zángano
  1. noun
    stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
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    type of:
    abeja
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
  2. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú
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    type of:
    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
  3. noun
    a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
    synonyms: desaplicado, maula, picure, remolón
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    types:
    escaqueado, zanguango
    someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
    type of:
    gandul, holgazán, vago
    person who does no work
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