zouave
See also: Zouave
French
Etymology
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.