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zaga

[ˈza.ɡɐ]

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. rear (the part of an army or fleet which comes last)
  2. defence (portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring)
  3. defence
  4. The area or group of players on a team responsible for protecting their goal.
Examples

A nossa zaga está muito forte nesta temporada.

Our defense is very strong this season.

Pronunciationˈza.ɡɐ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed primarily in sports contexts, specifically in soccer.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.