zaga
Portuguese, noun/ˈza.ɡɐ/
zaga is spelled Z-A-G-A (4 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,106th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zaga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “conjunto militar que situa-se na retaguarda de uma tropa”.
What does zaga mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininerear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
- 2
Brazilfemininedefence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. conjunto militar que situa-se na retaguarda de uma tropa 2. a posição dos jogadores de defesa, entre a intermediária e o gol
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zaga
- zagas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zaga?
- Brazil /ˈza.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈza.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈza.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zaga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zaga in Portuguese?
zaga appears 2.2 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).