English Online Dictionary. What means za? What does za mean?
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from pizza.
Alternative forms
- 'za
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɑː/
Noun
za (plural zas)
- (US, Canada, slang, 1970s, 1980s) Pizza.
- 1994, Sara Borins, The Real Guide to Canadian Universities, →ISBN, page 130:
- In fact, not ordering a SUB or ZA (pizza) is almost impossible since places to eat in Sackville include Subway (subs), Ed's (subs), Joey's (subs and za), Pizza Delight (mostly za), The Snack Shop (subs and za) and One Plus One (subs and za).
- 2006, Lee Simon, The restaurant dream?: an inside look at restaurant development, from concept to reality, →ISBN, page 44:
- But Chris, using some of his dated terminology, insisted that he wanted "za" for dinner. Back when Chris was a youngster in college, "za" was short for pizza--as if pizza were a lengthy word needing abbreviating.
- 2010, Jim Butcher, Turn Coat:
- They call me the Za-Lord.
- 1994, Sara Borins, The Real Guide to Canadian Universities, →ISBN, page 130:
Translations
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zə/
Article
za
- Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking foreign accents
Anagrams
- AZ, az
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za/
Preposition
za (+ accusative)
- for (price)
- in (time)
Preposition
za (+ instrumental)
- behind (space)
Antonyms
- před (space science)
Further reading
- za in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- za in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Noun
za
- (obsolete, music) solfège syllable formerly used to represent B flat
Friulian
Alternative forms
- ğa (alternative orthography)
Etymology
From Latin iam. Compare Italian già.
Adverb
za
- already
- Synonym: biel
Derived terms
- dizà
- bielzà
Hadza
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dza/
Verb
za
- to come
- Synonym: botcho
Etymology
- Bantu, cf. Isanzu -za 'to come'
Isthmus Zapotec
Noun
za
- cloud
Japanese
Romanization
za
- Rōmaji transcription of ざ
- Rōmaji transcription of ザ
Kalasha
Noun
za
- sauce, curry, gravy, stew
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- sa (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *za.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za/
Preposition
za
- (with accusative) for
- (with accusative) in (after a period of time)
- (with accusative) behind (goal-oriented)
- (with instrumental) behind (stationary location)
Mandarin
Romanization
za
- Nonstandard spelling of zā.
- Nonstandard spelling of zá.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mezquital Otomi
Alternative forms
- z̄ǎ (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zǎ/
Noun
zǎ
- tree
- wood
- stick
- firewood
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta (1950) Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 40, 46, 63, 70
- Hernández Cruz, Luis; Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)[2] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 397
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Verb
-za
- (intransitive) to come
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *za
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za/
Preposition
za
- (+ instrumental) behind (denotes location)
- (+ accusative) behind (denotes movement)
- (+ instrumental) for, after
- (+ accusative) in, for
- (+ genitive) in, during
- (+ adverb) too (much)
Further reading
- za in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- za in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja
Verb
-za (infinitive kūza, perfective -je)
- to come
Usage notes
Both the present and perfective stems cause the preceding vowel to be lengthened.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *za.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za/
Preposition
za (Cyrillic spelling за)
- (+ accusative case) for (expressing a reason)
- (+ instrumental case) behind, in back of, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
- (+ genitive case) during
- (+ accusative case) to, toward
- (+ accusative case) in (in expressions with time)
- (+ accusative case) by
- (+ accusative case) for, as (with verbs denoting naming, appointing, declaring, considering etc)
- (+ instrumental case) after
- (+ instrumental case) for
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Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *za.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za/
Preposition
za
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. - (with instrumental) behind (stationary)
- (with instrumental) after, following (in time)
- (with accusative) behind (motion to)
- (with accusative) for
Further reading
- “za”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Interjection
za (¡za!)
- (usually said to an animal) scat, get out of here.
Swahili
Particle
za
- N class inflected form of -a (plural only).
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [z̥a̤]
Verb
-za
- (intransitive) to come
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- -zama
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /za/
Verb
-za
- (intransitive) to come
Inflection
Related terms
- -zama
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “za”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “za”