noun
zed
ZED/zˈɛd/
The name of the letter Z, especially in British and Canadian English.
My Canadian cousin calls the last letter of the alphabet zed.
Etymology
Hebrew zayin meant 'weapon' and named a letter by reference to its ancient shape. Zed preserves this old letter-name tradition as the British name for Z.
In context
this is blackboard z or we'll just call it z for short if you want to go uh you know european you can call it zed if you want
More examples
- When spelling 'pizza' aloud, he says zed twice.
- The announcer reads the Canadian postal code using zed.
- I hear zed instead of zee during the Canadian broadcast.
Forms
zed · zeds
Similar words
- zee
- Names the same letter in standard American English.