Zouave

 

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From French, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy), used to refer to a Kabyle soldier, especially of the Igawawen people.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /zuːˈɑːv/, /zwɑːv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /zuˈɑv/, /zwɑv/, enPR: zo͞o-ävʹ, zwäv
• Rhymes: -ɑːv
• Hyphenation: Zou‧ave

Zouave (plural Zouaves)

1. (military, historical) One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.
2. (military, historical, by extension) One of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves in French service, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War (1861–65).

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