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scaramouche

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20
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23
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11

Definition of scaramouche

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte.
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name

  1. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte.

noun

  1. (obsolete, slang)A tumbler; an acrobat.
  2. (obsolete, slang)A disreputable fellow; a scoundrel.

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Etymology

From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish.

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9-letter words

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8-letter words

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7-letter words

39 words

6-letter words

109 words

5-letter words

41 words

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