释义 |
Zouave /zŭ-ävˈ or zwäv/ (historical) noun- A soldier belonging to a body of French infantry, orig Algerians, wearing a quasi-Moorish uniform
- Any of a number of volunteer regiments, modelling themselves on the Zouaves, who fought on the side of the North in the American Civil War
- A woman's short embroidered jacket
ORIGIN: From the Zouaoua, an Algerian tribe |