Gañán (en. Boor)

/ɡaˈɲan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: An individual who acts in a rustic or unrefined way.

Example sentence: Don't be a gañán and respect others.

No seas un gañán y respeta a los demás.

Definition: A man who behaves in a coarse or poorly educated manner.

Example sentence: He always behaves like a gañán at meetings.

Siempre se comporta como un gañán en las reuniones.

Definition: A person who causes embarrassment due to their uncivilized attitude.

Example sentence: That guy is a gañán, he doesn't know how to behave.

Ese tipo es un gañán, no sabe comportarse.

Etymology/Origin: From Old Spanish, related to the term 'gañán' which designated a peasant.

Phrase: to be a gañán

Meaning: To act in a coarse or vulgar manner.

ser un gañán

Phrase: it doesn't matter if he's a gañán

Meaning: Not to worry about someone's lack of education.

no importa si es un gañán

Phrase: gañanada

Meaning: A thing done in a clumsy or ungraceful manner.

gañanada

Related word: rude

Description: A person who lacks manners or education.

grosero

Related word: coarse

Description: That is rough or unrefined.

burdo

Related word: rustic

Description: Related to the countryside, but also indicates a lack of sophistication.

rústico

Slang meaning: A person who behaves inappropriately.

Example: I don't want to go out with him, he's a gañán.

No quiero salir con él, es un gañán.

Slang meaning: A term used to refer to someone foolish.

Example: He spilled his drink, what a gañán.

Dejó caer su bebida, qué gañán.