zada

See also: záda, zadă, žada, żąda, zədə, and зада

English

Noun

zada (plural zadas)

1. Alternative spelling of zayde
   • 1981, Susan Strasberg, Bitter Sweet:

     ... Grandmother was a strong woman, bearing traces of the beauty she had once been, but it was Zada, Grandpa, who made the deepest impression on me.

   • 2025 January 7, Adam Ross, Playworld: A Novel, Knopf, →ISBN, page 375:

     "Your father's parents. Zada and Babu." When I looked at her questioningly, Mom said, "It's Yiddish. For 'Grandpa' and 'Grandma.” She let my ignorance slide.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈza.da/
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: za‧da

Verb

zada

1. third-person singular future of zadać