No. 8,376 in French
zizou
"Zizou" is a nickname for the French footballer Zinedine Zidane.
In a sentence
Zizou était un joueur de football exceptionnel.
Zizou was an exceptional football player.
The word 'Zizou' is used as a nickname for Zinedine Zidane, a renowned footballer.
J’ai vu un documentaire sur Zizou hier soir.
I watched a documentary about Zizou last night.
Here, 'Zizou' refers to Zinedine Zidane again and is used as a subject of a documentary.
Les enfants dans le quartier jouent au football en imitant Zizou.
The children in the neighborhood play football imitating Zizou.
In this context, 'Zizou' serves as an inspiration or role model figure for children playing football.
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