See also: zāga, zāgā, žaga, and zāģa

Latvian edit

Verb edit

zaga

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

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -aɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: za‧ga

Noun edit

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)

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zaga (Hanifi spelling 𐴎𐴝𐴒𐴝)

  1. land

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθaɡa/ [ˈθa.ɣ̞a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsaɡa/ [ˈsa.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: za‧ga

Noun edit

zaga f (plural zagas)

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

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