chiourme
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ciurma, from Late Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma).
Pronunciation
Noun
chiourme f (plural chiourmes)
- (archaic) team or group of galley slaves
- (archaic) convict
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chiourme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.