zaouïa

See also: zaouia

French

Alternative forms

• zaouia

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, “corner, prayer room”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.u.ja/

Noun

zaouïa f (plural zaouïas)

1. (Islam) zawiya

Further reading

• “zaouïa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.