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escapade.

A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈeskəˌpæɪd/Australia, New-Zealand/ˌɛskəˈpɑːd/obsolete
  1. A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), itself borrowed from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre.

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