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Latvian
Verb
zaga
- third-person singular/plural past indicative of zagt
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zaga, from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɡɐ
- Hyphenation: za‧ga
Noun
zaga f (plural zagas)
- (military, archaic) rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
- Synonym: retaguarda
- (Brazil, sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
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References
Rohingya
Alternative forms
Noun
zaga (Hanifi spelling 𐴎𐴝𐴒𐴝)
- land
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθaɡa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsaɡa/
- Rhymes: -aɡa
- Syllabification: za‧ga
Noun
zaga f (plural zagas)
- rear (back part of someone or something)
- (sports) defense, rearguard
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