zak

From Afrikaans zak (“bag”).

zak (countable and uncountable, plural zaks)

1. (South Africa, slang) Money.
2. Sixpence or a small amount of money.

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• IPA^(key): /zɑk/

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• Hyphenation: zak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

From Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus.

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. a container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch

   Synonym: tas

2. a pocket

   Ik heb niets op zak.

   My pockets are empty. (= I haven't got a penny on me.)

3. (slang) a scrotum
4. (slang, offensive, vulgar) A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole".
5. (slang, offensive, vulgar, obsolete) whore, cunt

From zakken.

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. (dialectal) The action of descending; a descent
2. (Southern, dialectal) A physical depression; flattened area

• zakland n
• zakveen n

Borrowed from English sack.

zak m (plural zakken, diminutive zakje n)

1. A female gown, dress

• japon
• jurk

See the etymology of the main entry.

zak

1. first-person singular present indicative of zakken
2. imperative of zakken