el
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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