zouave
Zouave: n. a member of a French light-infantry corps originally formed of Algerians and retaining their oriental uniform. [F f. Zouaoua, name of a tribe]
zombie
zombie: n.
1 colloq. a dull or apathetic person.
2 a corpse said to be revived by witchcraft. [W.Afr. zumbi fetish]
zooplankton
zooplankton: n. plankton consisting of animals.
zarzuela
zarzuela: n. a Spanish traditional form of musical comedy. [Sp.: app. f. a place-name]
ziggurat
ziggurat: n. a rectangular stepped tower in ancient Mesopotamia, surmounted by a temple. [Assyr. ziqquratu pinnacle]
zoril
zoril: n. (also zorille) a flesh-eating African mammal, Ictonyx striatus, of the skunk and the weasel family. [F zorille f. Sp. zorrilla dimin. of zorro fox]
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