zagara

Italian

Etymology

Derived, through Sicilian zàgara, from Arabic زَهْرَة‎ (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ‎ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡za.ɡa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -aɡara
  • Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra

Noun

zagara f (plural zagare)

  1. an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom
    Synonym: fiore d'arancio
    Hypernym: fiore

Sicilian

Noun

zagara f (plural zagari)

  1. (Non stressed orthography) Alternative form of zàgara
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