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zombi

/zɔ̃.bi/

noun, masculine/zɔ̃.bi/plural: zombis

zombi is masculine in French.

zombie (undead person)

Attested 1832, but the 1765 Encyclopédie (t. 11, p. 82a, s.v. nègre) already has zambys «dieux esprits des tribus africaines». Borrowed from Haitian Creole zonbi, from a Bantu language.

adjective/zɔ̃.bi/

zombie

Synonyms: zombique

Attested 1832, but the 1765 Encyclopédie (t. 11, p. 82a, s.v. nègre) already has zambys «dieux esprits des tribus africaines». Borrowed from Haitian Creole zonbi, from a Bantu language.