"escroc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: escrocs [plural]
Etymology: From French escroc (“crook, villain”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|escroc||crook, villain}} French escroc (“crook, villain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} escroc (plural escrocs)
  1. (archaic) A villain or crook, especially in French contexts. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-escroc-en-noun-VgkrAl70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛs.kʁo/, /ɛs.kʁɔ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-escroc.wav Forms: escrocs [plural]
Rhymes: -o, -ɔ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo (attested in Old High German fiurscurgo (“fire-maker, stoker”); modern German Schurke, schüren), from Old High German scurgen. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|scrocco|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian scrocco, {{bor+|fr|it|scrocco}} Borrowed from Italian scrocco, {{der|fr|goh|*scurgo}} Old High German *scurgo, {{noncog|goh|fiurscurgo|t=fire-maker, stoker}} Old High German fiurscurgo (“fire-maker, stoker”), {{m|de|Schurke}} Schurke, {{m|de|schüren}} schüren, {{der|fr|goh|scurgen}} Old High German scurgen Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} escroc m (plural escrocs)
  1. crook (a criminal who steals) Tags: masculine Synonyms: arnaqueur, esquiveur, filou, fourbe, fripon
    Sense id: en-escroc-fr-noun-s~52zaNR
  2. (in stories) baddy (evil character) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-escroc-fr-noun-oiCnlVEE Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: croque-escroc, escroquer, escroquerie, escroqueur, escroqueuse

Noun [Romanian]

Forms: escroci [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French escroc. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|escroc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French escroc, {{bor+|ro|fr|escroc}} Borrowed from French escroc Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|escroci}} escroc m (plural escroci)
  1. crook, swindler Tags: masculine Related terms: escroca
    Sense id: en-escroc-ro-noun-X5gmOmn3 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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