zaga

See also: zāga, zāgā, žaga, and zāģa

Latvian

Verb

zaga

1. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular past indicative form of zagt
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural past indicative form of zagt

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Portuguese

Noun

zaga f (plural s)

1. (military, archaic) rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
2. (sports) defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)

Synonyms

• (rear): retaguarda

Related terms

• zagueiro

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Noun

zaga

1. land

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Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”)

Noun

zaga f (plural zagas)

1. rear (back part of someone or something)
2. (sports) defense, rearguard

Derived terms

• a la zaga, en zaga (“in the rear; behind”)
• ir a la zaga (“to lag behind; to trail”)