zona

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Pronunciations

zona (zoh-NAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A woman who has been taken part in a religiously forbidden sexual relationship.

  • n. (derogatory) A prostitute.

Example Sentences

  • "I did not CH'V intend to imply that a skirt that’s too short means the wearer should be labeled a zona. That is clearly not true as there are obviously many levels of dress between tznius and zona and besides it would still be a terrible thing to call a bas yisrael so I was in no way implying that." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • זונה

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      zonah

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