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masculine

/zɔ̃.bi/

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Translation

zombie

Word origin

From Haitian Creole zonbi, generally traced to a West African word such as Kikongo nzambi ('spirit, god'). The word reached French through accounts of Haitian folklore.

Origin: Kikongo
Root: nzambi
English cognates: zombie

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralzombies

Examples

l' ' .

The film tells the story of a zombie.

The zombies shuffle slowly down the street.

l' ' .

He looks like a zombie this morning.

She has been scared of zombies since that film.

, .

Without coffee, I am a zombie.

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This word is part of lesson 48.