zulú

See also: zülu, Zulu, zulu, zulù, and żulu

Galician

Alternative forms

• zulu (reintegrationist)

Adjective

zulú m or f (plural zulús)

1. Zulu

Noun

zulú m or f by sense (plural zulús)

1. Zulu

Noun

zulú m (uncountable)

1. Zulu (language)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Zulu, from Zulu umZulu. The change to oxytone perhaps is a direct influence of Spanish demonyms ending with "i" (marroquí, andalusí, etc.), wich are a minority but end with a weak vowel, and indirect influence of more common demonyms ending with -és (francés, inglés, holandés, etc.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θuˈlu/ [θuˈlu] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /suˈlu/ [suˈlu] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: zu‧lú

Adjective

zulú m or f (masculine and feminine plural zulúes or zulús)

1. Zulu

Noun

zulú m or f by sense (plural zulúes or zulús)

1. Zulu

Noun

zulú m (uncountable)

1. Zulu (language)

Further reading

• “zulú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025