7-letter words containing za
- izanagi — the Japanese god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan by a union with his sister Izanami.
- izanami — a Japanese goddess, the sister of Izanagi.
- izzards — Plural form of izzard.
- jeritza — Maria [mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1982, Austrian operatic soprano.
- jezabel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
- kapitza — Pyotr L(eonidovich) [pyawtr lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /pyɔtr lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1978.
- kwanzaa — a harvest festival celebrated from Dec. 26th until Jan. 1st in some African-American communities.
- kwanzas — Plural form of kwanza.
- la raza — la, (sometimes initial capital letters) Mexican Spanish. la raza.
- lazaret — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- livenza — a river in NE Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- lizards — Plural form of lizard.
- lizzard — Obsolete form of lizard.
- matanza — (US, Western US) A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.
- mazarin — Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Giulio Mazarini) 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.
- mazatec — a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.
- mazzard — a wild sweet cherry, Prunus avium, used as a rootstock for cultivated varieties of cherries.
- mendoza — Pedro de [pe-th raw th e] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1487–1537, Spanish soldier and explorer: founder of the first colony of Buenos Aires 1536?.
- mestiza — a woman of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry, especially, in Latin America, of mixed American Indian and European descent or, in the Philippines, of mixed native and foreign descent.
- mezuzah — a parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deut. 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorpost of the home.
- morazan — Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1799–1842, Central American statesman and soldier, born in Honduras.
- mozarab — a Christian in Spain who, during the Muslim domination, was permitted to practice his or her own religion.
- okazaki — a city on S central Honshu, in central Japan.
- organza — a sheer rayon, nylon, or silk fabric constructed in plain weave and with a crisp finish, used in the manufacture of evening dresses, trimmings, etc.
- orizaba — Also called Citlaltepetl. an inactive volcano in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 feet (5653 meters).
- pizaine — a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- pizzazz — energy; vitality; vigor.
- potenza — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- quetzal — any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino (resplendent quetzal) the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
- ramazan — (especially in India) Ramadan.
- relenza — a preparation of an antiviral drug, zanamivir, used in the treatment of influenza to reduce the duration and severity of the illness
- romanza — a short instrumental piece of song-like character
- salazar — Antonio de Oliveira [ahn-taw-nyoo duh aw-lee-vey-ruh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ də ˌɔ liˈveɪ rə/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, premier of Portugal 1933–68.
- sizable — of considerable size; fairly large: He inherited a sizable fortune.
- spinoza — Baruch [buh-rook] /bəˈruk/ (Show IPA), or Benedict de [ben-uh-dikt duh] /ˈbɛn ə dɪkt də/ (Show IPA), 1632–77, Dutch philosopher.
- suzanne — a female given name, French form of Susanna or Susannah.
- tzaddik — zaddik.
- tzardom — the domain of a czar.
- tzarina — the wife of a czar; Russian empress.
- tzarism — dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government.
- tzarist — of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
- vicenza — a city in central Venezia, in NE Italy.
- wizards — Plural form of wizard.
- wizzard — Obsolete spelling of wizard.
- zaandam — a former city in W Netherlands, on the Zaan River, now part of Zaanstad.
- zabtieh — a Turkish police officer
- zabulon — Zebulun.
- zabuton — a large, flat cushion, used in Japan for sitting or kneeling on the floor. See also zafu.