SCARAMOUCH


Meaning of SCARAMOUCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or scar·a·mouche ˈskar-ə-ˌmüsh, -ˌmüch, -ˌmau̇ch

Etymology: French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia skirmish

Date: 1662

1. capitalized : a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte that burlesques the Spanish don and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness

2.

a. : a cowardly buffoon

b. : rascal , scamp

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.