zami

English edit

Etymology edit

From French des amies.

Noun edit

zami (plural zamis)

(Jamaica, slang) A lesbian.
- 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 78:
  she was a zami, a sexy sistah, an inspiration, a phenomenon

References edit

MS Encarta

Anagrams edit

Azim, Ziam, Zima, zaim

Louisiana Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French ami (“friend”), compare Haitian Creole zanmi.

Noun edit

zami (plural zamis)

friend

References edit

Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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