name
Meaning 1
A forest near Entebbe, Uganda.
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Standard Lemma guide
zika
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CMU ARPABET: Z IH1 K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname from Czech.
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noun
Meaning 3
The disease caused by the Zika virus.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The Zika virus.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative letter-case form of zika (“virus and disease”).
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Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Zika, a short form of the personal name Zikmund.