ciurma
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
ciurma f (plural ciurme)
- crew (of a ship)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ciurma
- inflection of ciurmare:
Further reading edit
- ciurma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana