Zouave
See also: zouave
English edit
Etymology edit
French, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy), used to refer to a Kabyle soldier, especially of the Igawawen people.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /zuːˈɑːv/, /zwɑːv/
- (US) IPA(key): /zuˈɑv/, /zwɑv/, enPR: zo͞o-ävʹ, zwäv
- Rhymes: -ɑːv
- Hyphenation: Zou‧ave
Noun edit
Zouave (plural Zouaves)
- (military, historical) One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.
- (military, historical, by extension) 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).
Translations edit
a Kabyle or French soldier in Kabyle dress
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