Feminine

chusma

Frequency

20k
Hyphenated as
chus‧ma
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃusma/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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