chiourme

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian ciurma, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin celeusma, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃjuʁm/

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Noun

chiourme f (plural chiourmes)

1. (archaic) team or group of galley slaves
2. (archaic) convict

Further reading

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