chauvin

== French == === Etymology === From Chauvin, named after Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary and excessively patriotic soldier of the French First Republic. The figure of Chauvin became especially famous as a character in the play La Cocarde Tricolore by the Cogniard brothers (1831). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃo.vɛ̃/ === Adjective === chauvin (feminine chauvine, masculine plural chauvins, feminine plural chauvines) (derogatory) jingoist (which demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority) Synonym: cocardier === Noun === chauvin m (plural chauvins, feminine chauvine) (derogatory) jingoist (someone who demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority) ==== Derived terms ==== chauvinisme chauviniste ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: šovén === Further reading === “chauvin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012