Z
z [ˈθeta] especialmente (Latinoamérica) [ˈseta]
z
∗Z, z [ˈθeta]
feminine noun
1Z, z (letra)
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z [thay'-dah, thay'-tah]
noun
1The twenty-sixth letter of the Spanish alphabet. (f)
Whether at the beginning, middle, or end of words, it sounds in Spanish like the English th in thank, cathedral, tenth. Latin words terminating in x take z in Spanish, as lux, luz; velox, veloz. In the plural and in compound words it is superseded by c, as paz makes paces, pacífico, apaciguar.
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