also: ざっか
noun
miscellaneous poems
A category of classical Japanese poetry, especially in anthologies like the Man'yōshū, for poems that do not fit into the main thematic categories such as love or nature.
万葉集の雑歌には、宴席や旅の歌が多く収められている。
The miscellaneous poems section of the Man'yōshū contains many poems about banquets and travel.
Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous) and 歌 (poem/song). The reading ぞうか is the regular on'yomi combination; ざっか is an irregular variant.