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Where does “za” come from?

Za is a shortening of English pizza, which derives from Neapolitan pizza, a dish traditionally associated with Naples.

za (English): Pizza; Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking...

Definitions

  1. Pizza; Nonstandard spelling of the. mimicking...

Ancestry of “za”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpizzaA baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread...
2Italianpizzapizza; reel; something very monotonous and...
3Neapolitanpizzapizza
4Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

Words derived from “za”

  • zas
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