żuaw

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐu.af/
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  • Rhymes: -uaf
  • Syllabification: żu‧aw

Noun

żuaw m pers

  1. (historical, military) Zouave (Kabyle or French soldier in Kabyle dress)
  2. (historical, military) Zouave (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))

Declension

Declension of żuaw
singular plural
nominative żuaw żuawi
genitive żuawa żuawów
dative żuawowi żuawom
accusative żuawa żuawów
instrumental żuawem żuawami
locative żuawie żuawach
vocative żuawie żuawi

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • żuaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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