Scaramouch
or Scar·a·mouche
[ skar-uh-mouch, -moosh ]
/ ˈskær əˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuʃ /
noun
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
(lowercase) a rascal or scamp.
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Origin of Scaramouch
1655–65; < French Scaramouche < Italian Scaramuccia, proper use of scaramuccia skirmish (applied in jest); of Germanic orig.
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Scaramouch
Scaramouche
/ (ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ) /
noun
a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce
Word Origin for Scaramouch
C17: via French from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia a skirmish
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