Contes Francais written by Douglas Labaree Buffum
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Zaatcha, Algerian oasis near Biskra (captured by the French in 1849).
Zahn, 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 "aldquo;attendant," it should be so
translated. There is a similar word in Turkish (_zibek or zeibek_, with
a different _k_), which means "vldquo;vagabond" or "pldquo;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.
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