caz

caz

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Canichana.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Canichana terms

caz (comparative more caz, superlative most caz)

1. Alternative form of cazh.

• Zac, zac

Borrowed from Italian caso, French cas, Latin casus.

caz n (plural cazuri)

1. case, circumstance, situation

   Synonyms: împrejurare, circumstanță, situație

• nu este cazul

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaθ/ [ˈkaθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkas/ [ˈkas] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: caz

caz m (plural caces)

1. An artificial depression in the ground used to transport water, a canal.

   Synonyms: canal, cauce, acequia

• “caz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

From English jazz, c. 1920.

caz

1. jazz (musical art form)

• cazband, cazbant (“jazz band”)

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “caz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɕa˧˩/
• Tone numbers: ca²
• Hyphenation: caz

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːᴬ (“tea”), from Chinese 茶 (MC drae). Cognate with Bouyei xaz, Thai ชา (chaa), Lao ຊາ (sā).

caz (1957–1982 spelling caƨ)

1. tea; tea plant
2. tea; tea leaves
3. tea (drink)

From Chinese 查 (MC dzrea|dzrae).

caz (Sawndip forms 嗏 or 吓 or 查, 1957–1982 spelling caƨ)

1. to investigate
2. to inspect; to examine
3. to consult; to look up

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caz (Sawndip forms 𦳘 or 楂 or 茶 or 𣚒, 1957–1982 spelling caƨ)

1. clump (of)