chiourme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciurma, from Late Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃjuʁm/
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Noun

chiourme f (plural chiourmes)

(archaic) team or group of galley slaves
(archaic) convict

Derived terms

garde-chiourme

Further reading

“chiourme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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