zami

English

Etymology

From French des amies.

Noun

zami (plural zamis)

1. (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)

1. friend

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales