n.
Variant: or scar · a · mouche
Pronunciation: ' skar- ə - ˌ müsh, - ˌ müch, - ˌ mau ̇ ch
Function: noun
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