"Scaramouche" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Scaramouche}} French Scaramouche, {{der|en|it|scaramuccia||skirmish}} Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), {{doublet|en|escarmouche|Scaramucci|skirmish}} Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Scaramouche
  1. A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte. Categories (topical): Comedy, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-name-~T4-tMXl Disambiguation of Comedy: 93 4 4 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 91 5 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 11 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 5 2

Noun

Forms: Scaramouches [plural]
Etymology: From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Scaramouche}} French Scaramouche, {{der|en|it|scaramuccia||skirmish}} Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), {{doublet|en|escarmouche|Scaramucci|skirmish}} Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scaramouche (plural Scaramouches)
  1. (obsolete, slang) A tumbler; an acrobat. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-noun-QY06zBLg
  2. (obsolete, slang) A disreputable fellow; a scoundrel. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Scaramouche-en-noun-pcHV-YaZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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