za

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
2
Pronunciation
/zɑː/
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/zɑː/ · /ziː/ · /zʌ/ · /zə/ · /zæ˧˥/ · /zə˧˥/ · /zɑ˧˥/

Definition of za

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of zinc-aluminium (alloy).
  2. (Canada, US, countable, slang, uncountable)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).”
    “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.”
    “They call me the Za-Lord.”
  3. (slang, uncountable)Exotic marijuana.
    “Give me some Za, Percs, drank (Wow) / Lambo starburst paint (Wow)”
    “I'm off the za, I'm smoking opps / He tryna run, he catch a shot (Boom)”
    “Heavy on the za, but with the shrooms, I'm micro dosin' / Got the mini K up in the goose, I'm micro coatin'”

article

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard)Nonstandard spelling of the, mimicking foreign accents.

intj

  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?"”

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Etymology

Shortened from pizza.

Anagrams of za

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Hooks

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