Definition/Meaning of za

• English - Noun: za (countable and uncountable, plural zas) (Canada, US, countable, slang, uncountable) Pizza . 2010, Jim Butcher, Turn Coat: They call me the Za -Lord. 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…
• English - Article: za (nonstandard) Nonstandard spelling of the , mimicking foreign accents.
• English - Interjection: za An expression of surprise or confusion; compare wha , huh , eh . 2022 May 11, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, May 11, 2022: "Really, the best evidence that Liam was under mind control is that everyone here is still alive." " Za ?"
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. Shortened from pizza . Etymology 2. From an apheretic pronunciation of exotic . Compare zaza (“exotic marijuana”). Etymology 3. From an apheretic pronunciation of wossat or (directly) of what's that .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /zɑː/ , /ziː/ , /zʌ/ (unstressed) IPA: /zə/ (General American) IPA: /zæ˧˥/ , /zə˧˥/ , /zɑ˧˥/ Rhymes: -ɑː Rhymes: -iː Rhymes: -ʌ