zombie
noun/ˈzɒmbi/
/ˈzɑːmbi/
- (in some African and Caribbean religions and in horror stories) a dead body that has been made alive again by magic
- (informal) a person who seems only partly alive, without any feeling or interest in what is happening
Word OriginLate 18th century: via French from Kimbundu (a language spoken in Angola) nzumbi ‘ghost, spirit’.
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