żuaw
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French zouave, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
żuaw 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 edit
Declension of żuaw
Derived terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- żuaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN