za

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English

Etymology 1

Shortened from pizza.

Alternative forms

• 'za

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑː/

Noun

za (plural zas)

1. (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.

Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zə/

Article

za

1. Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking foreign accents

Anagrams

• AZ, az, az-

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za/

Preposition

za (+ accusative)

1. for (price)
2. in (time)
3. behind (movement)

Preposition

za (+ instrumental)

1. 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

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French

Noun

za

1. (obsolete, music) solfège syllable formerly used to represent B flat

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Friulian

Alternative forms

• ğa (alternative orthography)

Etymology

From Latin iam. Compare Italian già.

Adverb

za

1. already

   Synonym: biel

Derived terms

• dizà
• bielzà

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Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dza/

Verb

za

1. to come

   Synonym: botcho

Etymology

• Bantu, cf. Isanzu -za 'to come'

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Isthmus Zapotec

Noun

za

1. cloud

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Japanese

Romanization

za

1. Rōmaji transcription of ざ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ザ

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Kalasha

Noun

za

1. sauce, curry, gravy, stew

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Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• sa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *za.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za/

Preposition

za

1. (with accusative) for

2. (with accusative) in (after a period of time)

3. (with accusative) behind (goal-oriented)

4. (with instrumental) behind (stationary location)

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Mandarin

Romanization

za

1. Nonstandard spelling of zā.
2. 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.

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Mezquital Otomi

Alternative forms

• z̄ǎ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zǎ/

Noun

zǎ

1. tree
2. wood
3. stick
4. 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

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-za

1. (intransitive) to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *za.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za/
• Hyphenation: za
• Rhymes: -a

Preposition

za

1. (+ instrumental) behind, beyond, after (denotes location)

2. (+ instrumental) behind (indicates the cause of something)

3. (+ instrumental) for, in favour of

4. (+ instrumental) after (later in time or sequence)

   Synonym: po

5. (+ accusative) behind, beyond (denotes movement)

6. (+ accusative) by (denotes the object being grabbed)

7. (+ accusative) in, to (with time constructions)

8. (+ accusative) for, in return for

9. (+ genitive) in, during

Adverb

za (not comparable)

1. too, overly

   Synonym: zbyt

Derived terms

• (conjunction) zanim

Further reading

• za in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• za in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja

Verb

-za (infinitive kūza, perfective -je)

1. to come

Usage notes

Both the present and perfective stems cause the preceding vowel to be lengthened.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *za.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za/

Preposition

za (Cyrillic spelling за)

1. (+ accusative case) for (expressing a reason)

2. (+ instrumental case) behind, in back of, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

3. (+ genitive case) during

4. (+ accusative case) to, toward

5. (+ accusative case) in (in expressions with time)

6. (+ accusative case) by

7. (+ accusative case) for, as (with verbs denoting naming, appointing, declaring, considering etc)

8. (+ instrumental case) after

9. (+ instrumental case) for

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡za/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡sa/

Noun

za

1. aunt

Related terms

• tzitzi
• zu

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *za.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za/

Preposition

za

1. (with genitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {}.
2. (with instrumental) behind (stationary)
3. (with instrumental) after, following (in time)
4. (with accusative) behind (motion to)
5. (with accusative) for

Further reading

• “za”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Interjection

za (¡za!)

1. (usually said to an animal) scat, get out of here

Further reading

• “za” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Sumerian

Romanization

za

1. Romanization of 𒍝 (za)

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Swahili

Particle

za

1. N class inflected form of -a (plural only).

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z̥a̤]

Verb

-za

1. (intransitive) to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• -zama

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /za/

Verb

-za

1. (intransitive) to come

Inflection

Related terms

• -zama

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “za”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “za”