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zaga.

rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈza.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈza.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈza.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈza.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)

    archaic · feminine
  2. defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish zaga, from Andalusian Arabic صَٰقَا (çáqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”).

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