chauvin
See also: Chauvin
French
editEtymology
editFrom Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editchauvin (feminine chauvine, masculine plural chauvins, feminine plural chauvines)
- (derogatory) Which demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority; jingoist
Noun
editchauvin m (plural chauvins, feminine chauvine)
- (derogatory) someone who demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority; jingoist
Descendants
edit- → Czech: šovén
Further reading
edit- “chauvin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.