French Nouns Starting With Z

4 of the most common French nouns start with Z: 3 masculine, 1 feminine, and 0 that take either gender. 1 breaks the usual rule for its ending, so those are the ones to memorize.

Noun Gender Meaning Ending rule
le zéro masculine Follows -o
le zombie masculine Exception -ie is usually feminine
la zone feminine No rule
le zoo masculine Follows -o

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