Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z z The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, called zed, zee or izzard and written in the Latin script. za Pizza. zaa The letter ظ in the Arabic script. zaalouk A Moroccan eggplant salad. Zaanstad A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. Zaara Sahara zaatar A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in Middle Eastern cuisine (Origanum syriacum). Zaba A surname. Zabad A region, near Aleppo in Syria, where the first recorded text in the Arabic alphabet (written in 512) was found. zabaglione A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine. Zabala A surname. Zaballos A surname from Spanish. Zabana An Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands. Zabaniyah A group of angels in Islam who are tasked to torture the sinners in hell. Zabarma Synonym of Zarma. Zabavsky A surname. Zabawa A surname from Polish. Zabbaleen One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors. Zabcikville An unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas. Zabdicene A Carduchian principality in southeastern Anatolia. Zabek A surname. Zabel A surname from German. Zabelle A female given name from Armenian, equivalent to English Isabella. Zaber A tributary of the river Neckar in Germany. Zaberma Synonym of Zarma. zabernism The misuse or abuse of military authority; bullying. zabiba prayer bump zabicipril A drug of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor class. zabiciprilat An antihypertensive drug. zabillion An unspecified large number (of). Zabinski A surname from Polish. Zabka A surname from Slovak, Czech, or Polish. Zablocki A surname from Polish. Zablotney A surname. Zabloudil A surname from Czech. Zabok A town in Croatia. Zabol A city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Zabolottia A selrada in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine, disestablished in September 2016. Zaborowski A surname from Polish. zabra A small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. Zabriskie A surname from Polish. Zabrze A city in Silesia, southern Poland. zabt A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency. Zabu A male given name from Swahili. Zabul A province of Afghanistan. zabumba A Brazilian bass drum that performers wear and is tapped with both hands. zabuton A Japanese cushion for sitting. zabuyelite The natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals. zacate Swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage. Zacatecas A state of Mexico. Zacateco A member of a Native American indigenous group who inhabited most of what is now the state of Zacatecas and the northeastern part of Durango. Zacatecoluca A town in La Paz department, El Salvador. Zacatillo An island of El Salvador. zacatuche the volcano rabbit zaccagnaite A basic zinc and aluminium carbonate zaccariniite A grey tetragonal mineral containing rhodium, nickel, and astatine. Zacchaeus A male given name from Hebrew. zaccho The lowest part of a column or pedestal Zaccone A surname from Italian. Zach A diminutive of the male given names Zachariah, Zacharias, and Zachary. Zacharek A surname. Zachariah A male given name from Hebrew, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary. Zacharias A male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary. Zachary A male given name from Hebrew. Zacheis A surname. Zacher A surname. Zachman A surname. zachun An oil extracted by from the fruit of a small thorny tree (Balanites aegyptiaca), which has healing properties. zack Sixpence. Zackel A sheep of a particular Hungarian breed with long straight spiral horns. Zackelschaf Synonym of Zackel (“type of sheep”). zacopride A drug with anxiolytic and nootropic effects. zacusca A vegetable spread popular in Romania, made with roasted eggplant, sautéed onions, tomato paste, and roasted red peppers. Zacynthian Of, from or relating to Zacynthus. zad A militant open-air demonstration in the form of a defended squat. Zadak A surname. zadakat Voluntary alms, or righteous acts. Zadar A city in Croatia. zaddy A handsome, fashionable man, especially an older man. Zadkiel The archangel of freedom, benevolence and mercy, in Jewish and Christian angelology. Zadoi A county of Yushu, Qinghai, China. Zadoian A surname from Armenian. Zadok A priest, said to be descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron, who aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom and was subsequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to the throne. Zadokite Any of the Sons of Zadok, a family of priests descended from Zadok, the first high priest in Solomon's Temple. zadovite A colourless trigonal mineral containing barium, calcium, flourine, oxygen, phosphorus and silicon. Zadoyan A surname from Armenian. Zadracarta an Achaemenid city in Hyrcania zadruga A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs. Zafar A surname. Zafarobod A district of Sughd, Tajikistan. zaffre Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment. zafirlukast A leukotriene antagonist C₃₁H₃₃N₃O₆S that is administered orally to inhibit bronchoconstriction in the treatment of asthma. Zafra A surname from Spanish. zafrani Saffron. zaftig Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large. zafu A round cushion used for sitting during meditation. zafuleptine An antidepressant drug, developed in the 1970s but never marketed. zag One of a series of sharp turns or reversals. Zagal A surname. zagamiite A mineral of previously unknown structure containing aluminium, silicon, calcium, and oxygen. Zagar A surname. Zagazig A city in Lower Egypt, the capital of the governorate of Sharqia. Zager A surname. zagger One who zags. Zaghawa A member of a certain Saharan tribe of Sudan and Chad. Zaghlul A surname Zaghlulism Political support for the Egyptian statesman Saad Zaghlul. Zaghlulist A supporter of the Egyptian statesman Saad Zaghlul. Zaghouan A town in Tunisia. Zagon A commune, village, and river in Covasna County, Romania. Zagora A variety of Egyptian cotton. Zagori A municipality of Epirus, Greece. Zagorski A surname from Polish. zagotzerno A facility for storing and processing grain in certain rural locations in Soviet Russia. Zagra A village and commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. Zagreb The capital and largest city of Croatia. Zagrebian Of, from or relating to Zagreb. Zagreus An obscure figure in Greek mythology who, according to Orphic tradition, was the son of Zeus and Persephone who was destroyed by the Titans but reborn through the intervention of Zeus as Dionysus. Zagros A mountain range in Iran. zaguan A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest. Zagury A surname. Zaha A surname. Zaharchuk A surname from Ukrainian. Zahavi A surname Zahavian Of or relating to Amotz Zahavi (1928–2017), Israeli evolutionary biologist. Zahedan A city in Iran, the seat of Zahedan County's Central District and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Zaheer A surname zaherite A mineral, a complex sulphate of aluminium, coloured white to blue-green. zahid An ascetic. zahir The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an Zahiri A Muslim who adheres to this madhab Zahirism The Sunni Islamic movement that promotes the apparent meaning of the Quran. Zahirist Zahiri Zahirite A Muslim proponent of Zahirism. Zahler A surname. Zahliot A native or inhabitant of Zahlé in Lebanon Zahm A surname. Zahn A surname from German. Zahner A surname. Zahniser A surname from German. Zahra A female given name from Arabic. Zahran A male given name from Arabic, meaning “bright or pure”. Zahrani A river in Lebanon; an east-west river in South Lebanon north of the Litani. zai extremely skilled; talented. zaibatsu A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual. Zaid A male given name from Arabic. Zaiden A male given name originating as a coinage. Zaidi Of or pertaining to a particular branch of Shi'a Islam. Zaidite Synonym of Zaidi. Zaiets A surname from Ukrainian. zaikai Collectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan.