zoar

English

Etymology

From Zoar, one of five ancient cities in the Jordan valley; mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 19:22, 23, and 30 as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. From Hebrew [script needed] (tso`ar, “insignificance, smallness”). Was present in Old English as Sægor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊ.ɑː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔʊ.ɑɹ/

Noun

zoar (plural zoars)

1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

Synonyms

• haven
• refuge
• sanctuary

Anagrams

• Razo, Roza

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Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoˈaɾ/, (western) /soˈaɾ/

Verb

1. (of the wind) to howl; to hum

   Synonym: bruar

2. to buzz

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zoar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Verb

1. Template:indtr to mock (to make an object of laughter or ridicule)
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)
3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
4. (slang) to mess up; to disorganize

Synonyms

• (to laugh): tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar
• (to kid): brincar

Related terms

• zoeira