noun, masculine/zɔ̃.bi/plural: zombis
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.
/zɔ̃.bi/
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.
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.