zău
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zău
- /zəw/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Latin deus (“god”), or simply a variant of Romanian zeu ("god"), a simple doublet which kept the original meaning. The semantic evolution may be due to the act of "swearing to God" to affirm something is really true.
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In English
- cross my heart and hope to die Translations
Talk about this word "zău." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83u. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. zău. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83u "zău." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83u.Cite this
@misc{za_u_2026,
title = {zău},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/z%C4%83u},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
