zascandil

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaskanˈdil/ [θas.kãn̪ˈd̪il] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /saskanˈdil/ [sas.kãn̪ˈd̪il] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: zas‧can‧dil

Noun

zascandil m (plural zascandiles)

1. (Spain, colloquial) layabout; gadabout

Derived terms

• zascandilear

Further reading

• “zascandil”, 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