za

Shortened from pizza.

• 'za

• IPA^(key): /zɑː/

za (plural zas)

1. (US, Canada, slang, 1970s, 1980s) Pizza.
   • 1994, Sara Borins, The Real Guide to Canadian Universities, →ISBN, page 130:

     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).

   • 2006, Lee Simon, The restaurant dream?: an inside look at restaurant development, from concept to reality, →ISBN, page 44:

     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.

   • 2010, Jim Butcher, Turn Coat:

     They call me the Za-Lord.

• IPA^(key): /zə/

za

1. Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking foreign accents

• AZ, az

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

• IPA^(key): /za/

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za (+ accusative)

1. for (price)
2. in (time)

za (+ instrumental)

1. behind (space)

   Zahrada je za domem.

   The garden is behind the house.

• před (space science)

• za in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• za in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

za

1. (obsolete, music) solfège syllable formerly used to represent B flat

• ğa (alternative orthography)

From Latin iam. Compare Italian già.

za

1. already

   Synonym: biel

• dizà
• bielzà

za

1. cloud

za

1. Rōmaji transcription of ざ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ザ

za

1. sauce, curry, gravy, stew

• sa (obsolete)

From Proto-Slavic *za.

• IPA^(key): /za/

za

1. (with accusative) for

   Žarim za nowy kompjuter.

   I’m saving for a new computer.

   Mam list za tebje.

   I have a letter for you.

   Wóna jo za amt kandiděrowała.

   She ran for an office.

   Něnto pokuśim za swóje zmólki.

   I’m paying for my mistakes now.

   Ja som raz za njogo źěłał.

   I used to work for him.

   Smej awto za 200 euro kupiłej.

   We bought a car for 200 euros.

   Za ten lětny cas jo južo pśeliš górucy.

   It’s already too hot for this time of year.

2. (with accusative) in (after a period of time)

   Buźom tam za pěś minuty.

   I’ll be there in five minutes.

3. (with accusative) behind (goal-oriented)

   Wón jo šeł za dom.

   He went behind the house.

4. (with instrumental) behind (stationary location)

   Wón stoj za domom.

   He’s standing behind the house.

za

1. Nonstandard spelling of zā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of zá.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

From Proto-Slavic *za

• IPA^(key): /za/

• audio

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za

1. (+ instrumental) behind (denotes location)
2. (+ accusative) behind (denotes movement)
3. (+ instrumental) for, after
4. (+ accusative) in, for

• za in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Proto-Slavic *za.

• IPA^(key): /za/

za (Cyrillic spelling за)

1. (+ accusative case) for (expressing a reason)

   glasati za nekoga ― to vote for somebody

   prodati nešto za 100 dolara ― to sell something for a hundred dollars

   platiti za radoznalost ― to pay for one's curiosity

   bojati se za nekoga ― to fear for somebody

   doći kući za praznike ― to come home for holiday season

2. (+ instrumental case) behind, in back of, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   Idi za mnom. ― Follow me. (Go behind me.)

   sjediti/sedeti za stolom ― to sit at the table

3. (+ genitive case) during

   za dana ― during the day, during daylight

   za života ― during one's life

   za vr(ij)eme rata ― during the war

4. (+ accusative case) to, toward

   cesta za Beč ― the road to Vienna

   putovati za Beč ― to travel to Vienna

5. (+ accusative case) in (in expressions with time)

   doći opet za nekoliko dana ― to come back in a few days

   pretrčati 100 metara za 9 sekundi ― to run 100 meters in 9 seconds

6. (+ accusative case) by

   uzeti za ruku ― to take by the hand

   uhvatiti za ruku ― to grab by the arm

   vući za uši ― to pull by the ears

7. (+ accusative case) for, as (with verbs denoting naming, appointing, declaring, considering etc)

   postaviti nekoga za preds(j)ednika ― to appoint somebody a president

   držati nekoga za pametnog čov(j)eka ― to consider somebody a smart person

8. (+ instrumental case) after

   jedan za drugim ― one after another

   praviti grešku za greškom ― to make one error after another; to make errors repeatedly

   ponovite za mnom ― repeat after me

9. (+ instrumental case) for

   tugovati za nekim ― to grieve for somebody

   čeznuti za srećom ― to yearn for happiness

   Ljudi koji svakodnevno imaju potrebu za čokoladnim stvarima ― People who have a daily need for chocolate stuff

   Često se misli da je želja za određenom vrstom hrane psihološke prirode. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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From Proto-Slavic *za.

• IPA^(key): /za/

za

1. (with genitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (with instrumental) behind (stationary)
3. (with instrumental) after, following (in time)
4. (with accusative) behind (motion to)
5. (with accusative) for

za (¡za!)

1. (usually said to an animal) scat, get out of here.

za

1. N class inflected form of -a (plural only).

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

• IPA^(key): [z̥a̤]

-za

1. (intransitive) to come

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• -zama

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

IPA^(key): /za/

-za

1. (intransitive) to come

• -zama

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “za”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “za”