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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic желоза (želoza), from Proto-Slavic *želza, with distant assimilation жз > зз. Cognate with Ukrainian за́лоза (záloza), Belarusian зало́за (zalóza). Compare железа́ (železá), from Old East Slavic железа (železa), with different treatment of the liquid diphthong.

Pronunciation

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  • золо́за: IPA(key): [zɐˈɫozə]
  • золоза́: IPA(key): [zəɫɐˈza]

Noun

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золо́за or золоза́ (zolóza or zolozáf inan (genitive золо́зы or золозы́, nominative plural золо́зы or золозы́, genitive plural золо́з)

  1. (dialectal) gland, neck cancer
  2. (dialectal) fish liver
  3. (dialectal) fish gallbladder

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