obligatory Islamic tax for religious purposes, 1802, from Persian zakat, etc., from Arabic zakah.
the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled
Zachariah
zaftig
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zaibatsu
Zaire
zakat
Zamboni
zany
Zanzibar
zap
zapper
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