SCARAMOUCH


Meaning of SCARAMOUCH in English

[ 'skarəmaʊtʃ , -mu:tʃ ]

■ noun archaic a boastful but cowardly person.

Origin

C17: from Ital. Scaramuccia , the name of a stock character in Ital. farce, from scaramuccia 'skirmish'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.