żuaw
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French zouave, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editżuaw m pers
- (historical, military) Zouave (Kabyle or French soldier in Kabyle dress)
- (historical, military) Zouave (one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War (1861–65))
Declension
editDeclension of żuaw
Derived terms
editnoun
Further reading
edit- żuaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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