zona

/ˈθona/ · A2 · noun · f

zone

zona — zone

zona = zone: same Greek root (zone, a belt), just swap -e for -a

From Greek zone, a belt or girdle: a band wrapped around something, then a band of land. English zone and Spanish zona are the same word. In Spain the z is said like th in thin: THO-na; in Latin America, SO-na.

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