zak

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/zæk/

noun

Money.

OriginAfrikaans sak →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

zak1

nounzak (countable and uncountable, plural zaks)

plural zaks

  1. South AfricacountableslanguncountableMoney.
  2. countableuncountableSixpence or a small amount of money.

Zak2

proper nounZak (plural Zaks)

plural Zaks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Zach, a diminutive of the male given names Zachariah, Zacharias, and Zachary.

Origin

  1. Afrikaanssak“bag”
  2. Englishzak

From Afrikaans sak (“bag”). Doublet of sac and sack.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

zak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zak

MLA

“zak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zak. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zak.

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