Meanings
aga1
plural agas
- alternativeAlternative spelling of agha.
They were headed by a Chiauſh or the Meſſinger of an Aga, who commanded in a ſmall village to the weſt of Pambouk.
1775, Richard Chandler, Travels in Asia Minor, or, An account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 229
Aga2
plural Agas
- Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker).
Le Creuset pots were expensive, including at David's shop, and you had to strengthen the floor to install a bloody Aga.
2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19
Aga3
- A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
Aga4
AGA5
Synonyms & antonyms
nountitle for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Aga · proper noun
- Amharicአጋ
- TurkishAğa
- NorwegianAga
- EnglishAga
Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”). * Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).
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Full word history & related roots →AGA · noun
- SwedishAGA
- EnglishAGA
Genericized trademark of AGA AB. Unadapted borrowing from Swedish AGA; an abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, meaning "The stock company Gas Accumulator".
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Russian Ага́
- Ага́ (Agá)river in Zabaykalsky Krai
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
aga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aga
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