ciurma
Italian
Etymology
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)
- crew (of a ship)
Verb
ciurma
- third-person singular present indicative of ciurmare
- second-person singular imperative of ciurmare
Descendants
- Catalan: xurma
- French: chiourme
- Greek: τσούρμο (tsoúrmo)
- Occitan: chorma
References
- Treccani
- Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana