transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈras-kəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English rascaile foot soldiers, commoners, worthless person, from Anglo-French rascaille, from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) * rasquer to scrape, clean off, from Vulgar Latin * rasicare
Date: 15th century
1. : a mean, unprincipled, or dishonest person
2. : a mischievous person or animal
• rascal adjective