Scaramouch

or Scar·a·mouche

[ skar-uh-mouch, -moosh ]

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.

Origin of Scaramouch

1
First recorded in 1662; from French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, proper noun use of scaramuccia “skirmish” (applied in jest); see origin at skirmish

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British Dictionary definitions for Scaramouch

Scaramouch

Scaramouche

/ (ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuːtʃ) /


noun
  1. a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce

Origin of Scaramouch

1
C17: via French from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia a skirmish

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