Aga
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of agha. alt-of, alternative
"They were headed by a Chiauſh or the Meſſinger of an Aga, who commanded in a ſmall village to the weſt of Pambouk."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of AGA (an AGA cooker). alt-of
"Le Creuset pots were expensive, including at David's shop, and you had to strengthen the floor to install a bloody Aga."
- 3 An AGA cooker.
"He was cooking on an AGA."
- 4 title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) wordnet
- 1 A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
- 2 A surname.
Example
More examples"We went to the Aga Khan Museum."
Etymology
Various origins: * Borrowed from Norwegian Aga, a habitational surname of uncertain derivation. * Borrowed from Turkish Ağa, an occupational surname from ağa (“lord; chief, boss”). * Borrowed from Amharic አጋ (ʾäga).
Genericized trademark of AGA AB. Unadapted borrowing from Swedish AGA; an abbreviation of Aktiebolaget Gasaccumulator, meaning "The stock company Gas Accumulator".
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