Zouäve, n.

(zwäv, or zōō-äv'), n. [From the Arabic Zouaoua, a tribe of Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.] (Mil.) (a.) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress. (b.) Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves.