"zumbi" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /zũˈbi/ [Brazil], /zũˈbi/ [Portugal] Forms: zumbis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”, “spirit”) or Kimbundu nzambi (“god”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|kmb|nzumbi|t=ghost”, “spirit}} Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”, “spirit”), {{bor|pt|kmb|nzambi|t=god}} Kimbundu nzambi (“god”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} zumbi m (plural zumbis)
  1. (Brazil, historical) the leader of a quilombo (runaway slave settlement) Tags: Brazil, historical, masculine Synonyms (quilombo leader): zambi
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-noun-B5CPKD2F Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese Disambiguation of 'quilombo leader': 98 2
  2. Zumbi dos Palmares Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-noun-Zr8Q2G4j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /zũˈbi/ [Brazil], /zũˈbi/ [Portugal] Forms: zumbis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English zombie, with spelling influenced by Etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|en|zombie}} English zombie Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} zumbi m or f by sense (plural zumbis)
  1. (Brazil, fiction) zombie (the undead) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Fiction, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-noun-7djiMoWv Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 3 37 29 7 12 10 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. (Brazil, voodoo) zombie (person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Voodoo Synonyms (person animated by unnatural forces): cazumbi
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-noun-NKoODhIs Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 13 23 18 14 10 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 43 33 Disambiguation of 'person animated by unnatural forces': 3 79 18
  3. (Brazil, figurative) zombie (human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion) Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-noun-U8JqaJ~k Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (leader of a quilombo): zambi Synonyms (morto-vivo, zombie (Portugal)): the undead Derived forms: zumbinismo, zumbizismo
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'leader of a quilombo': 21 25 54 Disambiguation of 'morto-vivo, zombie (Portugal)': 34 33 33

Verb

IPA: /zũˈbi/ [Brazil], /zũˈbi/ [Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} zumbi
  1. inflection of zumbir: Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, preterite, singular Form of: zumbir
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-verb-pQVfIZdz
  2. inflection of zumbir: Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: zumbir
    Sense id: en-zumbi-pt-verb-rRrNFBMo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/zũˈbi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zumbir (Brazil)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zumbi"
}

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