goumier

French

Etymology

From goum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.mje/

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Noun

goumier m (plural goumiers)

1. (historical) In North Africa, a soldier in the French army recruited from the native population.

Further reading

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