holgazanear

From holgazán (“lazy”) +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): /olɡaθaneˈaɾ/ [ol.ɣ̞a.θa.neˈaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /olɡasaneˈaɾ/ [ol.ɣ̞a.sa.neˈaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hol‧ga‧za‧ne‧ar

holgazanear (first-person singular present holgazaneo, first-person singular preterite holgazaneé, past participle holgazaneado)

1. to idle, to laze about, to loaf about, to goof off, to loaf, to laze, to lounge, to lie around, to loiter, to slack off, to slack

   Synonyms: haraganear, perecear, vaguear

2. to veg out, veg
3. to lounge

• “holgazanear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025