Diaz

¹ American  

[dee-uhs, dee-uhsh] / ˈdi əs, ˈdi əʃ /

noun

1. Bartholomeu Dias, Bartholomeu.

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Díaz ² American  

[dee-ahs] / ˈdi ɑs /

noun

1. (JosédelaCruz) Porfirio 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.

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diaz- ³ American  

1. variant of diazo- before a vowel.

   diazine.

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Diaz British  

noun

1. a variant spelling of Dias

2. Cameron. born 1972, US film actress; films include The Mask (1994), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Gangs of New York (2003)

3. ( José de la Cruz ) Porfirio (pɔrˈfirjo). 1830– 1915, Mexican general and statesman; president of Mexico (1877–80; 1884–1911)

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Example Sentences

The service is a treasure trove of classic motion pictures—even if most buffs expect more motion in their pictures than what they get from director Lav Diaz and “Magellan.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Defense Minister Carlos Diaz gave similar reasons for his resignation.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“State voter registration systems aren’t set up to contain a record of what documentation has been presented. There’s a huge IT component to this,” Diaz said.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Diaz sometimes dropped back to help form a temporary back five, keeping an eye on Alexander-Arnold, who played high and wide.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“It’s bad manners. He’s Mr. Diaz, the contratista. He runs the bracero camp for Sheehey Berry Farms. The man with him is one of the braceros.”

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez