adjective/ʃo.vɛ̃/
jingoist (which demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority)
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).
noun, masculine/ʃo.vɛ̃/plural: chauvins
jingoist (someone who demonstrates an excessive patriotism or an eagerness for national superiority)
“Le reste avec mépris du haut de leurs remparts / La race des chauvins, des porteurs de cocardes”
Related: chauvinisme, chauviniste
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).