ziguezague
Portuguese, noun/ˌzi.ɡiˈza.ɡi/
ziguezague is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “zigzag (a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma linha ou progressão caracterizada por curvas fechadas para um lado e para outro”.
What does ziguezague mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinezigzag (a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions)
Andamos em ziguezague para evitar as flechas.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma linha ou progressão caracterizada por curvas fechadas para um lado e para outro
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 ziguezague
- ziguezagues plural
- zigue-zague alternative
- zigzag alternative
- zig-zag alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ziguezague?
- Brazil /ˌzi.ɡiˈza.ɡi/
- Portugal /ˌzi.ɡɨˈza.ɡɨ/
- Portugal [ˌzi.ɣɨˈza.ɣɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ziguezague
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ziguezague in Portuguese?
ziguezague appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).