Etymology

zika

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Today it means: The disease caused by the Zika virus. Full definition →

Czech Zika
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  1. Czech · borrowed fromZika
  2. English todayZika

Borrowed from Czech Zika, a short form of the personal name Zikmund.

Words from the same roots

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Zike

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