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Scar·a·mouch
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ˈskær
əˌmaʊtʃ
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-mouch
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noun
1.
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
2.
(
lowercase
)
a rascal or scamp.
Also,
Scar·a·mouche
.
Origin:
1655–65;
<
French
Scaramouche
<
Italian
Scaramuccia,
proper use of
scaramuccia
skirmish (applied in jest); of
Germanic
orig.
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Scaramouch
or
Scaramouche
(ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ, ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ)
—
n
a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce
[C17: via French from Italian
Scaramuccia,
from
scaramuccia
a
skirmish
]
Scaramouche
or
Scaramouche
—
n
[C17: via French from Italian
Scaramuccia,
from
scaramuccia
a
skirmish
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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