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Portuguese
Etymology
From Ligurian ciüsma, from Latin celeusma, from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma, “rhythmic chant to exhort rowers in galleys”), from κελεύω (keleúō, “to order, to bid, to exhort”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chusma f (plural chusmas)
- (collective) mob (unruly group of people)
- Synonyms: populacho, ralé
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ligurian ciüsma (from which Italian ciurma 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”). Doublet of saloma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃusma/
- Rhymes: -usma
- Syllabification: chus‧ma
Noun
chusma f (plural chusmas)
- (collective) mob (rude or vulgar group of people)
- Synonym: populacho
- (derogatory, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela) gossip (a person who gossips)
- Synonym: chismoso
- (derogatory) person with bad manners and vulgar behavior
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