zaraza
Spanish, noun[saˈɾasa]
zaraza is spelled Z-A-R-A-Z-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 80,775th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zaraza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a type of printed cotton fabric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cebo envenenado o relleno de material cortante o punzante que se usaba para matar alimañas”.
What does zaraza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea type of printed cotton fabric
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cebo envenenado o relleno de material cortante o punzante que se usaba para matar alimañas. 2. Mujer que ofrece servicios sexuales por un pago.
noun: 1. Varón que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico. 2. Varón que en su comportamiento se asemeja exageradamente a lo prototípicamente femenino.
noun: 1. Tela fuerte de calicó satinado y estampado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zaraza
- zarazas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zaraza?
- [saˈɾasa]
- [θaˈɾaθa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zaraza in Spanish?
zaraza appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).