zuavo
Italian
uno zuavo francese ― a French Zouave
Etymology
Borrowed from French zouave, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */d͡zuˈa.vo/[1][2]
- Rhymes: -avo
- Hyphenation: zu‧à‧vo
Noun
zuavo m (plural zuavi)
- (military, historical) Zouave
Adjective
zuavo (feminine zuava, masculine plural zuavi, feminine plural zuave)
- of or pertaining to Zouaves; Zouave-like
Derived terms
- calzoni alla zuava
- pantaloni alla zuava
References
- zuavo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- zuavo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- zuavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
From French zouave, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθwabo/ [ˈθwa.β̞o]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈswabo/ [ˈswa.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -abo
- Syllabification: zua‧vo
Noun
zuavo m (plural zuavos)
- (military, historical) Zouave
Further reading
- “zuavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014