zarandaja

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the feminine form of serondo (delayed (of a fruit ripening)), with influence from zaranda (shaker).

Noun[edit]

zarandaja f (plural zarandajas)

  1. (usually in the plural) trifle; petty thing
    • 2015 July 5, “Un prestigio infundado y dañino”, in El País[1]:
      La reacción inmediata de demasiados españoles es poner el grito en el cielo por cualquier zarandaja.
      The immediate reaction of many Spaniards is to raise an outcry over every little thing.

Adjective[edit]

zarandaja

  1. feminine singular of zarandajo

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