zami

English

Etymology

From French des amies.

Noun

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

MS Encarta

Anagrams

Azim, Ziam, Zima, zaim

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

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

Noun

zami (plural zamis)

friend

References

Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

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