zaza

See also: Zaza and zāzā

English

Etymology

Reduplication of za, from an apheretic pronunciation of exotic. Compare za (“exotic marijuana”).

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) enPR: zäzä, IPA^(key): /ˈzɑːzɑː/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈzɐːzɐː/

Noun

zaza (uncountable)

1. (slang) Exotic marijuana.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana

   • 2022 May 20, “Brooklyn Drill Has Never Been Hotter. Can It Rise Above the Violence?”, in Rolling Stone‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-29:

     Having grabbed the torch from the first wave of Brooklyn drill's innovators, Fivio Foreign is all about the genre's future. The gravelly-voiced rapper took over the second half of 2020 with his viral hit "Big Drip," whose video has a whole Hennessy-brandishing squad smoking zaza in front of a Shake Shack, of all places — bringing big roll-up-a-Backwoods-on-the-last-car-of-the-subway energy to a part of Brooklyn where the average overpaying tenant probably rides a unicycle to work.

   • 2023, PLUMMCORP RECORDS, 03:42 from the start, in dracula flow 3‎^[2]:

     Top shelf zaza disrupted my circadian rhythm. I have seen the Magna Carta, I've seen the Eye of Horus. I was flippin' bricks for Mansa Musa before y'all even became a type-1 civilization.

2. (rare, informal, gender-neutral) A gender-neutral parental term.

   Synonym: zori

   Coordinate terms: mama, papa, mom, dad

   You are your zaza's daughter.

Further reading

• “zaza”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.

Finnish

Etymology

From Zazaki Zaza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑzɑ/, [ˈzɑ̝zɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑzɑ
• Syllabification^(key): za‧za
• Hyphenation^(key): za‧za

Noun

zaza

1. Zaza (person)
2. Zazaki (language)

Declension

Inflection of zaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		zaza	zazat
genitive		zazan	zazojen
partitive		zazaa	zazoja
illative		zazaan	zazoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		zaza	zazat
accusative	nom.	zaza	zazat
	gen.	zazan
genitive		zazan	zazojen zazain rare
partitive		zazaa	zazoja
inessive		zazassa	zazoissa
elative		zazasta	zazoista
illative		zazaan	zazoihin
adessive		zazalla	zazoilla
ablative		zazalta	zazoilta
allative		zazalle	zazoille
essive		zazana	zazoina
translative		zazaksi	zazoiksi
abessive		zazatta	zazoitta
instructive		—	zazoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of zaza (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zazani zazani accusative nom. zazani zazani gen. zazani genitive zazani zazojeni zazaini rare partitive zazaani zazojani inessive zazassani zazoissani elative zazastani zazoistani illative zazaani zazoihini adessive zazallani zazoillani ablative zazaltani zazoiltani allative zazalleni zazoilleni essive zazanani zazoinani translative zazakseni zazoikseni abessive zazattani zazoittani instructive — — comitative — zazoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zazasi zazasi accusative nom. zazasi zazasi gen. zazasi genitive zazasi zazojesi zazaisi rare partitive zazaasi zazojasi inessive zazassasi zazoissasi elative zazastasi zazoistasi illative zazaasi zazoihisi adessive zazallasi zazoillasi ablative zazaltasi zazoiltasi allative zazallesi zazoillesi essive zazanasi zazoinasi translative zazaksesi zazoiksesi abessive zazattasi zazoittasi instructive — — comitative — zazoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zazamme zazamme accusative nom. zazamme zazamme gen. zazamme genitive zazamme zazojemme zazaimme rare partitive zazaamme zazojamme inessive zazassamme zazoissamme elative zazastamme zazoistamme illative zazaamme zazoihimme adessive zazallamme zazoillamme ablative zazaltamme zazoiltamme allative zazallemme zazoillemme essive zazanamme zazoinamme translative zazaksemme zazoiksemme abessive zazattamme zazoittamme instructive — — comitative — zazoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zazanne zazanne accusative nom. zazanne zazanne gen. zazanne genitive zazanne zazojenne zazainne rare partitive zazaanne zazojanne inessive zazassanne zazoissanne elative zazastanne zazoistanne illative zazaanne zazoihinne adessive zazallanne zazoillanne ablative zazaltanne zazoiltanne allative zazallenne zazoillenne essive zazananne zazoinanne translative zazaksenne zazoiksenne abessive zazattanne zazoittanne instructive — — comitative — zazoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative zazansa zazansa accusative nom. zazansa zazansa gen. zazansa genitive zazansa zazojensa zazainsa rare partitive zazaansa zazojaan zazojansa inessive zazassaan zazassansa zazoissaan zazoissansa elative zazastaan zazastansa zazoistaan zazoistansa illative zazaansa zazoihinsa adessive zazallaan zazallansa zazoillaan zazoillansa ablative zazaltaan zazaltansa zazoiltaan zazoiltansa allative zazalleen zazallensa zazoilleen zazoillensa essive zazanaan zazanansa zazoinaan zazoinansa translative zazakseen zazaksensa zazoikseen zazoiksensa abessive zazattaan zazattansa zazoittaan zazoittansa instructive — — comitative — zazoineen zazoinensa

Malagasy

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

zaza

1. child

   Synonym: anaka

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-zaza^?

1. to doubt

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Adjective

zaza f

1. feminine singular of zazo