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za(US, Canada, slang) Pizza.zabeehaAlternative form of dhabihah.zabiba(Islam) prayer bumpzabihaAlternative form of dhabihah.zabraA small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.zabumba(music) A Brazilian bass drum that performers wear and is tapped with both hands.zacuscaA vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers.zadrugaA social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs.zaidaAlternative spelling of zayde.zakouskaAlternative spelling of zakuska.zakuskaAn assortment of hors d’oeuvreszalabiyaA form of jalebi, made of eggs, flour, and milk, cooked in oil.zamaSynonym of zama-zama.zamacuecaAn ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.zambombaA Spanish friction drum, consisting of a ceramic pot with a skin and a pole in the middle. To play it, the stick is rubbed to make a deep soundzambraA flamenco dance associated with Andalusia.zamiaAny of various cycads of the genera Zamia and MacrozamiazampognaA kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.zampugnaAlternative form of zampogna.zananaAlternative spelling of zenana.zanbara(sumo) hair that is loose and dishevelled and too short to be arranged into a chonmagezandungaAlternative form of sandunga.zanellaAn Italian wool or twill fabric.zanjaAn irrigation canal in Latin America.zantedeschiaAny of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.zanza(music) A kind of thumb piano from Africa.zaouiaAlternative spelling of zawiya.zaouiyaAlternative form of zawiya.zapateraA cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition.zapharaAlternative form of zaffre.zapotaAlternative form of sapota.zapotillaAlternative form of sapodilla.zarabandaAlternative form of sarabande.zardaThe flavoured tobacco used in paan.zareba(chiefly figurative) Alternative spelling of zeriba.zareebaAlternative spelling of zeriba.zaribaAlternative spelling of zeriba.zarkaA cantillation mark found in the Torah, Haftarah, and other books of the Hebrew Bible.zarqaAlternative form of zarka.zarzuela(music) A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.zastrugaAlternative form of sastruga.zauschneriaEpilobium canum, a North American willowherb.zawiyaIn North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or its mosque.zaza(slang) Exotic marijuana.zeaAny plant of the genus Zea.zebra(sports, slang) A referee.zebrinaThe flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a species of spiderwort with striped leaves.zebrulaAlternative form of zebrule.zedoaria(rare) Alternative form of zedoary.zeebraMisspelling of zebra.zeera(India, cooking) cuminzelcovaAlternative form of zelkova.zelkouaArchaic form of zelkova.zelkovaA kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).zelotypia(formal) jealousyzemlyankadugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries)zenaidaA zenaida dove (Zenaida spp.).zenana(South Asia) Synonym of sissy (“effeminate man”).zennanaArchaic form of zenana.zenophobiaMisspelling of xenophobia.zeppolaAny of several varieties of traditional fried pastry from southern Italy.zerda(archaic) The fennec (Vulpes zerda).zerebaAlternative form of zariba.zereebaDated form of zeriba.zeriba(by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed.zeroa(Judaism) The bone of a lamb shank, laid on a platter as one of five symbolic foods at Passover.zeta(mathematics) A mathematical function, formally known as the Riemann zeta function.zeugita(historical) A member of a certain class of people in Ancient Rome, those whose property or estate could produce 200 medimnoi of wet or dry goods (or equivalent), per year.zeugma(rhetoric) Syllepsis.zeusophobiaThe fear of Zeus.zhaleikaA Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes.ziara(Islam) A visit to a holy place; a pilgrimage.ziega(archaic) Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation.zieriaA plant of the genus Zieria.zigankaA traditional lively Russian dance in 2/4 time.zikaThe disease caused by the Zika virus.zilaAlternative form of zillah.zilipendwaSynonym of zilizopendwa (“African music genre”).zilizopendwaA genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.zilla(India) A subdivision of a province or statezimarraa cassock with a small cape attachedzimoccaThe marine sponge Spongia zimocca.zina(Islam) Adultery, fornication.zincaemiaAlternative form of zincemia.zincemia(pathology) The presence of zinc in the bloodzincuria(pathology) The (normal or abnormal) presence of zinc ions in the urinezinganaAlternative form of zingara.zingaraA female zingaro.zingarescaA gypsy melody.zinniaAny of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.zinyamunga(Zimbabwe) Napier grasszipa(historical) A ruler in the southern area of Muisca.zipola(US, slang) Nothing at all; zip; zilch.zippolaAlternative form of zipola.ziraAlternative form of jeera (“cumin”).zirbajaA Persian stew popular around the early 2nd millennium.zirconazirconia, zirconium oxide.zirconia(chemistry) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.zishaA mixture of kaolin, quartz and mica, with a high content of iron oxide, used in making Yixing ware.zivanaAlternative form of zivania.zivaniaA traditional Cypriot alcoholic beverage made from grape pomace and wine.ziyaraAlternative form of ziara (“pilgrimage”).zizaniaAny of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.zoaplural of zoonzoaeaAlternative spelling of zoëa.zoariaplural of zoariumzoeaAlternative spelling of zoëa.zoiatria(archaic) veterinary medicinezombiephiliaA strong interest or fascination with zombies.zomma(finance) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vanna with respect to changes in the spot price, or equivalently the rate of change of gamma with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.zona(sciences) A zone or band; a layer.zondaA hot, dry wind of the Andes.zonesthesia(medicine) A feeling of constriction, as if by a belt.zongora(music) A guitar-like musical instrument of Romania, having originally two strings and now four or five.zonula(anatomy) Any of several small belt-like regions.zoochlorella(zoology) Any green algae that lives symbiotically within the body of an aquatic invertebrate or a protozoan.zooeaAlternative spelling of zoëa.zooeciaplural of zooeciumzooerastiaThe practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animalzoogleaAlternative form of zoogloea.zoogloea(biology) A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the course of their evolution.zoolatriaSynonym of zoolatry.zoomaniaAn excessive or abnormal love of animalszoonomiaAlternative form of zoonomy.zoophaga(zoology) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.zoophagia(pathology) The act of eating living creatures.zoophiliaA paraphilia involving the sexual attraction of people to non-human animals.zoophobiaAn unusual fear of animals.zoopsiaVisual hallucinations in which a person perceives animals that are not actually present.zoospermia(urology) The presence of live spermatozoa in the semen.zooxanthellaAny of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.zopissa(medicine, obsolete) An old medicinal mixture of pitch and tar scraped from the sides of ships.zorillaAlternative spelling of zorille.zorniaAny plant of the genus Zorniazotheca(historical) In ancient Rome, a small living room, as distinguished from a room for sleeping: an alcove.zoysiaAny of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses, especially in warm regions.zubrowkaA dry straw-colored liqueur of vodka flavored with herbs, originally from Poland.zucchettaA tromboncini, a kind of squash.zucchinaAlternative form of zucchini.zuchettaAlternative form of zucchetta (kind of squash)zulbiaAlternative form of jalebi.zulbiyaAlternative form of zalabiya.zunanaThe women's quarters in an Arab household; harem.zupaAn administrative unit among various South Slavic peoples.zuppaAny of various Italian soups.zurla(music) Alternative form of zurna.zurma(music) Alternative form of zurna.zurna(music) A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.zuzaAlternative form of zuz (“ancient Hebrew coin”).zwastikaRare spelling of swastika.zygantraplural of zygantrumzygoma(anatomy) The cheekbone.zygonema(biology) The zygotene stage of meiosis.