Definition of ZENANA

zenana

Plural: zenanas

Noun

  • The women's quarters in a Hindu or Muslim household.
  • Synonym of harem (“area of house or palace for high-caste women or wives of a wealthy man; the women thus kept; the system of segregating women in this way”).
  • Synonym of sissy (“effeminate man”).
  • Synonym of bottom (“passive partner in male homosexual sex”).
  • Synonym of trans woman.

Examples

  • She quietly played ZENANA, securing a private section of the board for points.

Origin / Etymology

From Hindi ज़नाना (zanānā), Urdu زنانه (zanānah), from Classical Persian زنانه (zanāna, “womanly”), from زن (zan, “woman”). Related to Old English cwene (“woman”). More at quean.

Synonyms

bottom, harem, sissy, trans woman

Scrabble Score: 15

zenana: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zenana: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zenana: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

zenana: valid Words With Friends Word