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bones, idler, slacker. 3. boor.
zangolotear v.t. 1. to fiddle with, keep playing
with. 2. to shake. v.i. y r. 3. to rattle, to shake.
4. to fidget.
zangoloteo s.m. fiddling; shaking, jiggling;
fidgeting; rattling.
zanja s.f. 1. ditch. 2. drainage channel. 3. trench,
pit. 4. (Am.) gully, watercourse.
zanjar v.t. 1. to settle, to clear up. 2. to conclude.
3. to excavate, to dig trenches in.
zanquear v.t. 1. (Am.) to hunt for. v.i. 2. to
waddle, to walk awkwardly about. 3. to stride
along, to walk fast. 4. (fig.) to rush about, to
bustle about.
zapa s.f. 1. spade. 2. MIL. trench, sap.
zapador s.m. sapper.
zapapico s.m. pick, pickaxe.
zapata s.f. 1. half boot. 2. MEC., MAR. shoe.
zapatazo s.m. 1. blow with a shoe. 2. thud,
bump, bang. 3. MAR. violent flapping of a sail.
zapateado s.m. tap-dance.
zapateador -ra,s.m. y f. tap-dancer.
zapatear v.t. 1. to tap with one’s foot. 2. to kick,
to prod with one’s foot. 3. to ill-treat, to treat
roughly. v.i. 4. (baile) to stamp one’s feet, to
tap one’s feet. v.r. 5. (fam.) to get rid of, to
polish off.
zapateo s.m. 1. tapping, stamping with the feet
(baile). 2. tap-dance.
zapatería s.f. 1. (brit.) shoe shop, (EEUU) shoe
store. 2. shoe factory, footwear factory. 3.
shoemaking.
zapatero -ra, adj. 1. hard, undercooked,
underdone. s.m. y f. 2. shoemaker. 4. shoe
seller, shoe dealer. 5. ~ remendón, cobbler.
zapateta s.f. jump accompanied by a slap on
one’s shoe.
zapatiesta s.f. quarrel, disturbance, (fam.)
rumpus.
zapatilla s.f. 1. slipper. 2. pump, plimsoll. 3. shoe
zapatilla deportiva: sports shoe, training shoe.
zapato s.m. shoe.
zapear v.t. (Am.) to spy on, to watch.
zaporro s.m. (Am.) dwarf, runt.
zapote s.m. 1. BOT. sapodilla. 2. sapodilla plum,
naseberry, sapota (fruta).
zapping s.m. 1. zapping, channel surfing.
zaque s.m. 1. small wineskin. 2. boozer, tippler,
old soak.
zar s.m. czar, tzar, tsar.
zarabanda s.f. 1. MÚS. sarabande. 2. (fig.) whirl,
confused movement, rush.
zaragata s.f. 1. rumpus, row, squabble, set-
to. 2. bustle, turmoil, (fam.) hullabaloo. 3.
zaragatas, (Am.) cajolery, wheedling.
zaragatero -ra, adj. 1. rowdy, noisy. 2.
quarrelsome, trouble making. s.m. y f. 3.
rowdy person, hooligan.
zaragüelles s.m. pl. 1. wide legged overalls. 2.
large breeches.
zaranda s.f. 1. sieve. 2. (Am.) cruet.
zarandajas s.f. pl. (fam.) odds and ends, trifles.
zarandar v.t. 1. to sieve, to sift. 2. (fam.) to shake
vigorously. 3. (fam.) to jostle, to shove. 4. to
push, to swing. v.r. 5. to strut, to swagger.
zarandear v.t. to knock about.
zarandeo s.m. shaking.
zarazas s.f. pl. poison for killing animals.
zarazo -za, adj. (Am.) underripe (fruta).
zarcillo s.m. 1. earring. 2. BOT. runner, tendril.
zarco -ca, adj. light blue (ojos).
zarevitz s.m. czarevitch, tzarevitch.
zarigüeya s.f. opossum.
zarina s.f. czarina, tzarina.
zarpa s.f. 1. claw, paw. 2. mud splash.
zarpada s.f. clawing, swipe with a paw.
zarpar v.i. MAR. to put to sea, to set sail, to
weigh anchor.
zarpazo s.m. swipe with a paw, clawing.
zarpear v.i. (Am.) to spatter.
zarposo -sa, adj. (fam.) spattered.
zarrapastroso -sa, adj. (fam.) dirty, ragged,
shabby.
zarza s.f. BOT. bramble, blackberry bush.
zarzal s.m. bramble patch, brier patch.
zarzamora s.f. BOT. blackberry.
zarzaparrilla s.f. sarsaparilla.
zarzuela s.f. 1. MÚS. light opera, musical
comedy, Spanish operetta. 2. seafood stew.
zarzuelista s.m. f. composer.
zas interj. bang!, crash!, whack!
zascandil s.m. 1. layabout, good-for-nothing. 2.
meddler.
zascandilear v.i. 1. to idle, to waste time. 2. to
meddle, to snoop, to pry.
zazoso -sa, adj. lisping.
zeda s.f. name of the letter z.
zedilla s.f. cedilla.
zenit s.m. zenith.
zepelín s.m. zeppelin.
zeta s.f. name of the letter z.
zigzag s.m. zigzag.
zigzaguear v.i. to zigzag.
zinc s.m. zinc.
zíngaro -ra, adj. s.m. y f. gypsy.
zipizape s.m. (fam.) row, rumpus, scuffle, set-to.
zócalo s.m. 1. ARQ. socle (edificio), plinth
(pedestal). 2. (brit.) skirting board, (EEUU)
baseboard. 3. (Am.) town square, walk. 4.
GEOL. insular shelf.
zocato -ta, adj. 1. left-handed. 2. overripe. s.m.
y f. 3. left-handed person, left-hander.
zoco -ca, adj. 1. left-handed. 2. one-armed,
maimed, limbless. s.m. y f. 3. left-handed
person, left-hander. 4. (Am.) punch. s.m. 5.
souk, Moroccan market square.
Zodiaco s.m. zodiac.
zollenco -ca, adj. (Am.) big, tough.
zona s.f. 1. zone, area, belt. 2. ~ catastrófica,
disaster area. 3. ~ fronteriza, border area. 4.
~ verde, green belt. s.m. 5. MED. shingles.
zoncería s.f. silliness, stupidity.
zonzo -za, adj. 1. silly, stupid, inane. s.m. y f. 2.
idiot, dunce, bore.
zoo s.m. zoo.
zoófito adj. 1. zoophyte. s.m. p.l. 2. zoophytes.
zoología s.f. zoology.
zoológico -ca, adj. zoological.
zoólogo s.m. y f. zoologist.
zopenco -ca, adj. 1. dull, stupid. s.m. y f. 2.
(fam.) dunce, blockhead, nitwit.
zopilote s.m. buzzard.
zopo -pa, adj. deformed, crippled, maimed.
zoquete s.m. 1. small block, chunk of wood.
2. piece of stale bread. 3. (fam.) dunce,
blockhead. 4. (fam.) smack, punch. 5. tubby
man.
zorongo s.m. 1. Andalusian folk song and dance.
2. headscarf.
zorra s.f. 1. ZOOL. vixen. 2. (desp.) whore, tart.
zorrera s.f. 1. foxhole. 2. smoky room. 3.
drowsiness, lethargy.
zorrería s.f. 1. foxiness, craftiness, cunning. 2.
dirty trick.
zorrillo s.m. (Am.) skunk.
zorro s.m. 1. fox. 2. (fig.) sly person, old fox. 3.
pl. duster, made from strips of cloth.
zorruno -na, adj. foxy, fox-like.
zorzal s.m. 1. ZOOL. thrush. 2. cunning fellow,
old fox.
zote adj. 1. dull, dim, stupid. s.m. y f. 2. dimwit.
zozobra s.f. 1. MAR. capsizing, sinking. 2. worry,
anxiety, uneasiness. 3. vivir en una perpetua
~, to live in constant anxiety.
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zozobrar v.i. 1. MAR. to capsize, to overturn,
to founder, to sink. 2. to worry, to fret, to be
anxious, to be uneasy. 3. (fig.) to fail, to come
to nothing, to be ruined.
zozobroso -sa, adj. worried, anxious, uneasy,
anguished.
zueco s.m. clog, wooden shoe.
zulaque s.m. 1. packing stuff. 2. MAR. oakum.
zulla s.f. 1. BOT. French honeysuckle. 2. human
excrement.
zullarse v.pron. 1. to dirty oneself. 2. (fam.) to
break wind.
zulo s.m. hideout.
zulú adj. / s.m. y f. Zulu.
zumaque s.m. 1. BOT. sumach tree. 2. (fam.)
wine.
zumaya s.f. 1. ZOOL. tawny owl (autillo). 2.
ZOOL. nightjar (chotacabras).
zumba s.f. 1. (fam.) banter, teasing. 2. beating.
zumbador s.m. 1. buzzer. 2. (Am.) ZOOL.
humming bird.
zumbar v.t. 1. to tease, to rag, to make fun of. 2.
to smack, to slap, to hit. 3. (Am.) to throw, to
toss, (fam.) to chuck. v.i. 4. to buzz, to hum,
to drone. 5. to ring. 6. zumbarle a uno, to
give someone a beating, to give someone a
thrashing.
zumbel s.m. cord for spinning tops.
zumbido s.m. 1. buzzing, humming, drone. 2.
ringing (de oídos). 3. punch, slap.
zumbón -na, adj. 1. waggish, teasing, bantering.
s.m. y f. 2. wag, joker.
zumiento -ta, adj. juicy, succulent.
zumo s.m. 1. juice. 2. profit, gain.
zumoso -sa, adj. juicy.
zuncho s.m. metal band, hoop.
zurcido s.m. 1. darning, mending. 2. darn, patch.
zurcidor s.m. y f. darner, mender.
zurcir v.t. 1. to darn, to mend, to patch. 2. (fig.) to
join together.
zurdear v.i. (Am.) to do things with the left hand.
zurdería s.f. left-handedness.
zurdo -da, adj. 1. left-handed. s.f. 2. the left
hand. s.m. y f. 3. left-handed person, left-
hander, (fam.) southpaw.
zureo s.m. coo, billing and cooing.
zurra s.f. 1. tanning. 2. (fig.) hiding, flogging,
beating. 3. (fam.) brawl, scuffle.
zurrador s.m. tanner.
zurrar v.t. 1. to tan. 2. (fam.) to tan, to give a
hiding, to wallop, to lay into. 3. to criticize. 4.
(fam.) to give a tongue lashing.
zurriago s.m. whip, lash.
zurribanda s.f. 1. flogging, whipping. 2. noisy
scuffle, fight.
zurrón s.m. provision bag, game-bag.
zutano s.m. y f. so-and-so; a Mr. So-and-So,
what’s-his-name; a Mrs. So-and-So, what’s-
her-name.