ciurma

Italian

Etymology

From Old Genovese ciüsma (from which Spanish chusma and Portuguese chusma descend), from Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma, “rhythmic chant to exhort rowers in galleys”), from κελεύω (keleúō, “to order, to bid, to exhort”).

Noun

ciurma f (plural ciurme)

1. crew (of a ship)

Verb

ciurma

1. third-person singular present indicative of ciurmare
2. second-person singular imperative of ciurmare

Descendants

• Catalan: xurma
• French: chiourme
• Greek: τσούρμο (tsoúrmo)
• Occitan: chorma

References

• Treccani
• Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana