"zaga" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθaɡa/ [Spain], [ˈθa.ɣ̞a] [Spain], /ˈsaɡa/ [Latin-America], [ˈsa.ɣ̞a] [Latin-America] Forms: zagas [plural]
Rhymes: -aɡa Etymology: Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|xaa|صَقَا|tr=ṣaqā}} Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā), {{der|es|ar|صَقَا||rear}} Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā, “rear”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} zaga f (plural zagas)
  1. rear (back part of someone or something) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zaga-es-noun-yMlMtUkZ
  2. (sports) defense, rearguard Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-zaga-es-noun-iQG9K2Dl Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a la zaga, a zaga, en zaga (english: in the rear; behind), ir a la zaga (english: to lag behind; to trail), zaguero

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for zaga meaning in Spanish (2.0kB)

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      "english": "in the rear; behind",
      "word": "en zaga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to lag behind; to trail",
      "word": "ir a la zaga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zaguero"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈθaɡa/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈθa.ɣ̞a]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaɡa/",
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        "Latin-America"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈsa.ɣ̞a]",
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic",
    "Spanish terms derived from Arabic",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "a la zaga"
    },
    {
      "word": "a zaga"
    },
    {
      "english": "in the rear; behind",
      "word": "en zaga"
    },
    {
      "english": "to lag behind; to trail",
      "word": "ir a la zaga"
    },
    {
      "word": "zaguero"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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    }
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          "defense",
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "sports"
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      "ipa": "/ˈθaɡa/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθa.ɣ̞a]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsaɡa/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsa.ɣ̞a]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɡa"
    }
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