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  • za
    za
    noun
    pizza.
  • zā
    zā
    noun
    the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ẓā
    ẓā
    noun
    the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
  • ZA
    ZA
    abbreviation
    South Africa (international car registration)

za

1 American  
[zah] / zɑ /

noun

Slang.

  1. pizza.

zā 2 American  
[zah] / zɑ /

noun

  1. the 11th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ẓā 3 American  
[zah] / zɑ /

noun

  1. the 17th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

ZA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. South Africa (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
za 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. South Africa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of za1

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

Origin of zā2

< Arabic zā ( y )

Origin of ẓā3

From Arabic

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