French Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ʁym/ Audio:(file) Noun rhume m (plural rhumes) cold (illness) Avoir le rhume.To have a cold. Derived terms enrhumer rhume des foins Further reading “rhume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Anagrams humer Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.