zaza
za·za/ˈzɑ.zɑ/noun
zaza is spelled Z-A-Z-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (za·za). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zaza means “Exotic marijuana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in zaza?
| Letters | 4: Z-A-Z-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: za·za |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is zaza?
Zaza appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce zaza?
- UK /ˈzɑː.zɑː/
- US /ˈzɑ.zɑ/
- Australia /ˈzɐː.zɐː/
Zaza has 2 syllables, split za·za in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zaza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangExotic marijuana.
noun
- 1
A person who speaks Zazaki, an Iranian language belonging to the Indo-European language family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zaza come from?
Reduplication of za, from an apheretic pronunciation of exotic. Compare za (“exotic marijuana”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).