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celeuma.

sea shanty

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/seˈlew.mɐ/Brazil[seˈleʊ̯.mɐ]Brazil/sɨˈlew.mɐ/Portugal
  1. sea shanty

    feminine
  2. work song

    feminine
  3. racket (loud noise)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin celeuma, alternative form of celeusma (“a call given by the stroke to other oarsmen to keep time”), from Ancient Greek κέλευσμα (kéleusma, “order, command”). Cognate with Italian ciurma.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.