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Probable: The majority view, with some reservations.Expressions · Common

gandul

lazy; a layabout, idlerholgazán, vago

Comes from Arabic

غُنْدُر

ghundur

“sturdy young man; show-off”«joven robusto; presumido»

In Andalusi Arabic: غَنْدُور ghandūr

Arabic today says

كَسُول

kasūl

Root

غ ن د ر

gh-n-d-r

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

In al-Andalus the ghandūr was the vain, idle young man; Spanish kept only the part about not lifting a finger. In the Maghreb, ghandūr is still said of a stylish young man.En al-Andalus el ghandūr era el joven presumido y ocioso; en español quedó solo la parte de no dar golpe. En el Magreb, ghandūr todavía se dice de un joven elegante.

In a sentence

No seas gandul y ayúdame.

Don't be lazy — help me.

لَا تَكُنْ كَسُولًا وَسَاعِدْنِي.

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