Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwastika

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zwasti-ka
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

Rare spelling of swastika.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:zwastika."

Etymology

From Russian Z + swastika, comparing the Russian nationalist usage of the Z letter to the Nazi German swastika as a symbol of war against Ukraine. See the Russian section on Z for more information.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Z

Usage

Inflected Forms

zwastikas (plural)

Synonyms

half-swastika

Questions

What does zwastika mean?: A Z letter used by Russian nationalists, usually to support Vladimir Putin or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Where does zwastika come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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