Zoreille is a
Réunion Creole term to describe
French people born in
Metropolitan France and recently arrived in
Réunion. It should not be confused with the terms
Petits Blancs ("Little Whites") and
Gros Blancs ("Big Whites") which refer to the early settlers of
European, generally French, origin. It is one of the ethnic groups of Réunion, but the term is also used in
New Caledonia and
French Polynesia.
Zoreilles means
ears in Creole, but the etymology is unclear. It may come from the habit of Metropolitan French to prick up their ears as they don't understand Creole dialect.