zaga

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word zaga. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word zaga, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say zaga in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word zaga you have here. The definition of the word zaga will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofzaga, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: zāga, zāgā, žaga, zāģa, and żaga

Latvian

Verb

zaga

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of zagt

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

zaga f

  1. (Kuyavia) Alternative form of żaga

Further reading

  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “zaga”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 633

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zaga,[1][2] from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, rear).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -aɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: za‧ga

Noun

zaga f (plural zagas)

  1. (military, archaic) rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
    Synonym: retaguarda
  2. (Brazil, sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)

References

  1. ^ zaga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ zaga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Noun

zaga (Hanifi spelling 𐴎𐴝𐴒𐴝)

  1. land

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, rear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθaɡa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsaɡa/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: za‧ga

Noun

zaga f (plural zagas)

  1. rear (back part of someone or something)
  2. (sports) defense, rearguard

Derived terms

Further reading