goum

French

Etymology

From Algerian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic ݣُوم (gūm), from Arabic قَوْم (qawm, “tribe, people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡum/

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Noun

goum m (plural goums)

1. In North Africa, a squadron of the French army made up of native soldiers.

Further reading

• “goum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012