goum
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Algerian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic ݣُوم (gūm), from Arabic قُمّ (qumm, “tribe, people”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
goum m (plural goums)
- In North Africa, a squadron of the French army made up of native soldiers.
Further reading[edit]
- “goum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.