What does zumbi in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word zumbi in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use zumbi in Portuguese.

The word zumbi in Portuguese means leader of the Palmares quilombo; ghost, zumbi, zumbi, zumbi, zumbi. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word zumbi

leader of the Palmares quilombo; ghost

zumbi

noun (voodoo: reanimated corpse) (BRA, vodu)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Uma crença em zumbis é única da religião vodu.
A belief in zombies is unique to the Voodoo religion.

zumbi

noun (horror fiction: undead person) (BRA, ficção: horror)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O filme é sobre um vírus mortal que transforma as pessoas em zumbis.
The film is about a deadly virus that turns people into zombies.

zumbi

noun (informal, figurative (person: automaton) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Eu estava tão cansado que estava vagando como um zumbi.
I was so tired that I was wandering around like a zombie.

zumbi

adjective (zombie: eats people)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

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