Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈθombi/

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Translation

zombie

Word origin

Reached Spanish through English zombie, which traces to a West African word (compare Kimbundu nzúmbi, 'spirit of the dead'), carried into the Caribbean and Haitian Creole.

Origin
West African
Root
nzúmbi

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralzombis

Examples

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In the film, a zombie walks very slowly.

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My brother dressed up as a zombie for the party.

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The child drew a funny green zombie.

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That video game is full of funny zombies.

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Are you scared of zombie stories?

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This word is part of lesson 60.