chiourme

French

Etymology

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

Further reading

“chiourme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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