noun, feminine/ˈt͡ʃusma/plural: chusmas
mob (rude or vulgar group of people); 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.
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.
noun, feminine/ˈt͡ʃusma/plural: chusmas
gossip (a person who gossips)
From Spanish chisme.