zara

(Anglais)

1. (feminine, historical) a medieval game of chance using dice
2. (archaic, feminine) a negative outcome, loss, defeat

Coupé comme

zà‧ra

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡za.ra/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). The "loss" meaning derives from the habit of game players to yell out the game's name whenever a losing number came out. Doublet of azzardo.

Concepts

zanzi

zanzibar

Traductions

Sara

juego de dados

Zara