| AMPERZAND | • amperzand n. Obsolete form of ampersand. • AMPERZAND n. the and sign &, also AMPERSAND. |
| BILHARZIA | • bilharzia n. (Pathology) The parasitic disease schistosomiasis. • BILHARZIA n. a disease caused by infestation of the body with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, aka schistosomiasis, also BILHARZIASIS, BILHARZIOSIS. |
| FAHLERZES | • FAHLERZ n. (German) an ore of copper, also FAHLORE. |
| FORZANDOS | • forzandos n. Plural of forzando. • FORZANDO n. (Italian) a suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZATO, SFORZANDO, SFORZATO. |
| INTERZONE | • interzone n. A position between neighbouring zones. • interzone adj. Between zones; interzonal. • INTERZONE n. a zone between zones. |
| MARZIPANS | • marzipans n. Plural of marzipan. • MARZIPAN n. a confection of ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar. |
| OVERZEALS | • OVERZEAL n. excess of zeal. |
| QUATORZES | • quatorzes n. Plural of quatorze. • QUATORZE n. (French) the four aces, kings, queens, knaves or tens in pique, counting fourteen. |
| SFORZANDI | • sforzandi n. Plural of sforzando. • SFORZANDO n. (Italian) a suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZANDO, FORZATO, SFORZATO. |
| SFORZANDO | • sforzando n. (Music) A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack. • sforzando n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • sforzando adv. (Music) Played in this style. |
| SFORZATOS | • sforzatos n. Plural of sforzato. • SFORZATO n. (Italian) a suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZANDO, FORZATO, SFORZANDO. |
| SMORZANDO | • smorzando adv. (Music) Fading away. • SMORZANDO adv. (Italian) with a gradual fading away, growing slower and softer, also SMORZATO. |
| TERZETTAS | • terzettas n. Plural of terzetta. • TERZETTA n. (Italian) a triplet of lines that rhyme together or are connected with adjacent rhymes, also TERCET, TIERCET. |
| TERZETTOS | • terzettos n. Plural of terzetto. • TERZETTO n. (Italian) a composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an instrumental) trio. |
| WATERZOOI | • waterzooi n. A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish. • WATERZOOI n. a stew of fish or chicken and vegetables in a seasoned stock thickened with cream and egg yolks. |
| YAHRZEITS | • yahrzeits n. Plural of yahrzeit. • YAHRZEIT n. (Yiddish) an anniversary of the death of a family member observed by Jews. |
| ZARZUELAS | • zarzuelas n. Plural of zarzuela. • ZARZUELA n. (Spanish) a traditional Spanish vaudeville show; a fish and shellfish stew. |