ciurma

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Italian

Etymology 1

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

ciurma f (plural ciurme)

  1. crew (of a ship)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: xurma
  • → French: chiourme
  • → Greek: τσούρμο (tsoúrmo)
  • → Occitan: chorma

Etymology 2

Verb

ciurma

  1. inflection of ciurmare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • ciurma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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