perezoso

/peɾeˈθoso/ · B2 · adj

lazy, slothful, sluggish

🦥 perezoso = pere-ZZZ-oso: the ZZZ sound hints at sleepy, slow sloth

Spanish perezoso comes from pereza (laziness), from Latin pigritia. The middle sound 'ZZZ' (the Spanish θ, like English th) echoes the buzz of sleep, and the same word names the sloth, the animal known for moving slowly.

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