za

¹

[ zah ]

noun

, Slang.

1. pizza.

zā

²

[ zah ]

noun

1. the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ẓā

³

[ zah ]

noun

1. the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ZA

¹

abbreviation for

1. South Africa (international car registration)

za

²

the internet domain name for

1. South Africa

Word History and Origins

Origin of za¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening and alteration

Origin of za²

< Arabic zā ( y )

Origin of za³

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of za¹

from Afrikaans Zuid Afrika

Example Sentences

That was what improved my game, being able to play xu and za.

From The Daily Beast

Each word, from aa to za, gets its own two-page spread with a poem and a pic.

From The Daily Beast

Do you know the Spanish word sinverguenza (seen-ver-gwen-za)?

From The Daily Beast

Mz-za, the Iron; St. Peters; a brave of distinction, and a very handsome fellow.

From Project Gutenberg

Amongst the products of this place I saw a very remarkable fruit, called by the Arabs Za-cho-ne.

From Project Gutenberg

The defining pronoun za-e here compels us to take me-en in the second person.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, however, the za-da of the context shows mu to be second person (see on line 1).

From Project Gutenberg

We have had za-e as being equal to “thou” (Hymn to Bêl, line 16).

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