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chusma

/ˈt͡ʃusma/

noun, feminine/ˈt͡ʃusma/plural: chusmas

mob (rude or vulgar group of people); person with poor manners and vulgar behavior

Synonyms: populacho

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.

noun, masculine/feminine/ˈt͡ʃusma/plural: chusmas

person with poor manners and vulgar behavior

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.

adjective/ˈt͡ʃusma/

gossipy

From Spanish chisme.

noun, feminine/ˈt͡ʃusma/plural: chusmas

gossip (a person who gossips)

Synonyms: chismoso

From Spanish chisme.