Zouave
/zuːˈɑːv/noun
1
- a member of a light-infantry corps in the French army, originally formed of Algerians and long retaining their oriental uniform佐阿夫兵(法国陆军轻步兵军团的一员, 该军团最初由阿尔及利亚人组成, 长期保留其东方式制服)。
2
zouaves
women's trousers with wide tops, tapering to a narrow ankle佐阿夫女式长裤(裤管上宽下窄, 至踝部收紧)。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from Kabyle Zouaoua, the name of a tribe.