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za

/zɑː/

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unstressed/zə/

za noun: pizza. Also the nonstandard spelling of the.

Noun (1)

za (countable and uncountable, plural zas)

  1. (Canada, US, slang) Pizza.
    • 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).1994, Sara Borins, The Real Guide to Canadian Universities, →ISBN, page 130
    • 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.2006, Lee Simon, The restaurant dream?: an inside look at restaurant development, from concept to reality, →ISBN, page 44

Noun (2)

za (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Exotic marijuana.
    • Give me some Za, Percs, drank (Wow) / Lambo starburst paint (Wow)2021 April 23, “Just Say Det”, in A Gangsta's Pain, performed by Moneybagg Yo
    • I'm off the za, I'm smoking opps / He tryna run, he catch a shot (Boom)2021 December 3, “What They Gon Say”performed by Ron Suno

Interjection

US/zæ˧˥/

  1. An expression of surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, eh.
    • "Really, the best evidence that Liam was under mind control is that everyone here is still alive." "Za?"2022 May 11, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Noun (3) capitalized: ZA

ZA

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of zinc-aluminium (alloy).

Also used as

za is also the nonstandard spelling of the.

za meaning in Hindi

za in Hindi

ज़ा

Synonyms of za

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Forms of za

pluralzas
alternative form'za

Origin of za

Shortened from pizza.

From an apheretic pronunciation of exotic. Compare zaza (“exotic marijuana”).

From an apheretic pronunciation of wossat or (directly) of what's that.

Words that rhyme with za

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Questions about za

What does za mean?
Za means pizza.
What is za in Hindi?
Za in Hindi is ज़ा. See Za meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is za?
Za can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce za?
Za is pronounced /zɑː/.
What is the plural of za?
The plural of za is zas.

Words near za in the dictionary

  1. z-word
  2. z-words
  3. Z.G.
  4. z.l.
  5. z/OS
  6. za
  7. za'atar
  8. za'tar
  9. zaa
  10. zaalouk
  11. Zaanstad

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: za (page history and authors); ZA (page history and authors); za (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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