gourme

See also: gourmé

French

Etymology

From Frankish *wurm (“worm”). Doublet of ver.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡuʁm/
France (Lyon) (file)

Noun

gourme f (plural gourmes)

strangles, equine distemper (disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi)
Synonym: angine du cheval

Derived terms

gourmeux
jeter sa gourme

Descendants

→ Spanish: gurma

Further reading

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

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