1904, in chess, from German Zugzwang, literally "move-compulsion," from Zug "move (in chess), a drawing, pulling, a stretch," from Old High German ziohan "to pull," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan, from PIE root *deuk- "to lead."
zouk
zounds
zowie
zucchetto
zucchini
zugzwang
Zulu
Zuni
Zurich
zwieback
Zwinglian
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