7-letter words containing za
- zacaton — a coarse grass that grows in bunches and is found in Mexico and south-western USA, esp the species Sporobolus and Epicampes
- zachary — Zacharias (def 2).
- zaddick — righteous
- zadkine — Ossip [o-seep] /ɒˈsip/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Russian sculptor, in France.
- zagazig — a city in NE Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- zagging — Present participle of zag.
- zaghlul — Saad (sɑːd). 1857–1927, Egyptian nationalist politician; prime minister (1924)
- zagorsk — former name (1930–91) of Sergiyev Posad.
- zagreus — a young god whose cult came from Crete to Greece, where he was identified with Dionysus. The son of Zeus by either Demeter or Persephone, he was killed by the Titans at the behest of Hera
- zahedan — a city in E Iran.
- zairian — of or relating to Zaire or its people.
- zaitech — an investment in financial markets by a company to supplement its main income
- zakuska — an hors d'oeuvre.
- zakuski — an hors d'oeuvre.
- zamarra — a sheepskin coat of the kind worn by shepherds in Spain.
- zambezi — a river in S Africa, flowing S and W from Zambia through E Angola and Zambia and then E along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. 1650 miles (2657 km) long.
- zambian — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka.
- zamboni — a tractorlike machine used on an ice skating rink to smooth the ice
- zambuck — a St John ambulance attendant, esp at a sports meeting
- zamfara — a state of Nigeria, in the NW. Capital: Gusau. Pop: 3 259 846 (2006). Area: 39 762 sq km (15 352 sq miles)
- zamorin — Leader of the medieval kingdom of Kozhikode.
- zamouse — a West African buffalo with short horns and fringed ears
- zampone — a sausage made from pig's trotters stuffed with minced pork shoulder
- zanders — Plural form of zander.
- zanella — An Italian wool or twill fabric.
- zaniest — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- zanjero — an irrigation supervisor; someone in charge of water distribution
- zanu pf — Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
- zanyish — fairly or quite zany
- zanyism — (archaic) clownishness; buffoonery.
- zapateo — a Cuban dance in three-quarter time emphasizing staccato stamping footwork.
- zapopan — a city in Jalisco, SW Mexico, NW of Guadalajara.
- zapotec — a member of an American Indian people living in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
- zappers — Plural form of zapper.
- zapping — Present participle of zap.
- zaptiah — a Turkish police officer.
- zaqaziq — Zagazig.
- zardari — Asif Ali (ˈɑːsiːf ælɪ). born 1955, Pakistani politician; president of Pakistan (2008–13); widower of Benazir Bhutto
- zarebas — Plural form of zareba.
- zatlers — Valdis. born 1955, Latvian politician, president of Latvia (2007–2011)
- zatopek — Emil [e-mil] /ˈɛ mɪl/ (Show IPA), 1922–2000, Czech long-distance runner.
- zigzags — Plural form of zigzag.
- zizania — a member of the Zizania genus of grasses which includes Indian rice