zerda

English

Etymology

From Arabic [script needed] (zerdawā), probably of Persian origin;^[1] compare Persian (zard, “yellow”) and the dialectal suffix (-ow, -aw) that creates nouns from adjectives.

Noun

zerda (plural zerdas)

(archaic) The fennec (Vulpes zerda).

References

^ “zerda”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

adzer, razed

French

Noun

zerda f (plural zerdas)

fennec (Vulpes zerda)
a religious ceremony, in the Maghreb, to honour a local saint

[1] “zerda”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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