zouave

See also: Zouave

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zwav/
Rhymes: -av
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Noun

zouave m (plural zouaves)

(military, historical) Zouave
(figuratively) an eccentric person

Further reading

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

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