"chum" meaning in French

See chum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʃɔm/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-chum.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-chum.wav Forms: chums [plural], blonde [feminine], chum de fille [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from English chum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|chum}} Borrowed from English chum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=blonde,chum de fille}} chum m (plural chums, feminine blonde or chum de fille)
  1. (Canada, informal, Quebec) boyfriend Tags: Canada, Quebec, informal, masculine Synonyms: petit ami, ami de cœur, fiancé [dated], conjoint Coordinate_terms: blonde
    Sense id: en-chum-fr-noun--jGrlHqQ Categories (other): Canadian French, Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header, Friendship Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Friendship: 49 51
  2. (Canada, chiefly slang, Quebec) a friend, usually male; a chum Tags: Canada, Quebec, masculine, slang Synonyms: copain, ami Coordinate_terms: chum de fille
    Sense id: en-chum-fr-noun-DuQ9kzko Categories (other): Canadian French, Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header, Friendship, Love Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Friendship: 49 51 Disambiguation of Love: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chum de fille
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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