Z
Zaatcha
, Algerian oasis near Biskra (captured by the French in 1849).
Zâhn
, proper name (
Zahn
= tooth, in German).
zebeks (zebecks or zebecs)
,
m. pl.
there is a Turkish word (
zebek; or zebeik
;) with an
obscene meaning, probably Gautier found this unknown word and thought that it meant
"attendant," it should be so translated. There is a similar word in Turkish (
zibek or zeibek
, with
a different
k
), which means "vagabond" or "people living in the mountains."
Zette
(abbreviation of
Suzette
), Susie.
Zidore
, abbreviation of
Isidore
.
Zimmer
, proper name (
cf. Zimmer
, room, in German).
zingueur
, m. zinc-worker.