chiourme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ciurma, from Late Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃjuʁm/

• Audio:

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Noun

chiourme f (plural chiourmes)

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

Derived terms

• garde-chiourme

Further reading

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