zarandajo

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• IPA^(key): /θaɾanˈdaxo/ [θa.ɾãn̪ˈd̪a.xo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /saɾanˈdaxo/ [sa.ɾãn̪ˈd̪a.xo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: za‧ran‧da‧jo

zarandajo (feminine zarandaja, masculine plural zarandajos, feminine plural zarandajas)

1. (Canary Islands, Colombia, Honduras, Venezuela) nasty; horrid (person)

zarandajo m (plural zarandajos, feminine zarandaja, feminine plural zarandajas)

1. (Canary Islands, Colombia, Honduras, Venezuela) a nasty, horrid person

• “zarandajo”, 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
• “zarandajo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010