zaga

See also: zāga, zāgā, žaga, and zāģa

Latvian

Verb

zaga

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈza.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈza.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈza.ɡɐ/ [ˈza.ɣɐ]

  • Rhymes: -aɡɐ
  • Hyphenation: za‧ga

Noun

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)

References
  1. “zaga” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “zaga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Noun

zaga (Hanifi spelling 𐴎𐴝𐴒𐴝)

  1. land

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

zaga f (plural zagas)

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

Derived terms

Further reading
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