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Scaramouche
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English
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Etymology
From en fr Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From en it scaramuccia skirmish. en escarmouche Scaramucci skirmish.
Proper noun
en Q1783211 A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte.
Translations
French: fr Scaramouche m
Russian: ru Скараму́ш m
Noun
en obsolete slang A tumbler; an acrobat.
en obsolete slang A disreputable fellow; a scoundrel.
References
en 1873 John Camden Hotten The Slang Dictionary https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42108/42108-h/42108-h.htm#:~:text=Scaramouch
en Comedy Stock characters
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr Scaramouche Q1783211
Descendants
en Scaramouche 1
ru Скараму́ш 1