goum

== French == === Etymology === From Algerian Arabic, Moroccan Arabic ݣُوم (gūm), from Arabic قَوْم (qawm, “tribe, people”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡum/ === Noun === goum m (plural goums) 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