za
/zæ˧˥/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of zinc-aluminium (alloy).
article
Nonstandard spelling of the, mimicking foreign accents.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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'"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /zæ˧˥/