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Scar·a·mouch also Scar·a·mouche     (skār'ə-mōōsh', -mōōch', -mouch')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A stock character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime, depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon.

[French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia, skirmish; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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