gourme

See also: gourmé

French

Etymology

From Frankish *wurm (“worm”). Doublet of ver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuʁm/

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Noun

gourme f (plural gourmes)

1. strangles, equine distemper (disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi)

   Synonym: angine du cheval

Derived terms

• gourmeux
• jeter sa gourme

Descendants

• → Spanish: gurma

Further reading

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