zuavo

Italian

uno zuavo francese ― a French Zouave

Etymology

Borrowed from French zouave, from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zuˈa.vo/
• Rhymes: -avo
• Hyphenation: zu‧à‧vo

Noun

zuavo m (plural zuavi)

1. (military, historical) Zouave

Adjective

zuavo (feminine zuava, masculine plural zuavi, feminine plural zuave)

1. of or pertaining to Zouaves; Zouave-like

Derived terms

• calzoni alla zuava
• pantaloni alla zuava

Further reading

• zuavo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

1. (military, historical) Zouave

Further reading

• “zuavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014