escarmouche

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

escarmouche

from Italian scaramuccia (small engagement between isolated skirmishers or detachments of two armies) or from Old French escharmuche.

Definitions

militaire

Plural

escarmouches

Translations

  • englishenglish:skirmish
  • spanishspanish:escaramuza

See also

escarmouche (v.) escarmouches (v.) escarmoucher (v.) escarmoucheur (cn.)