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escarmouche.

skirmish; dispute

11 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛs.kaʁ.muʃ/

  1. skirmish; dispute

    feminine

  2. skirmish (small combat)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French escarmuche, from Old French escharmuche (“skirmish”), from Old Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), from Lombardic skirmen or Frankish *skirmijan (“to shelter”). Cognate with Old High German skirmen, scirmen (“to shield, defend, protect”), skirm (“shade, protection”). More at skirmish, screen.

verb/ɛs.kaʁ.muʃ/

  1. inflection of escarmoucher: first-person singular/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of escarmoucher: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French escarmuche, from Old French escharmuche (“skirmish”), from Old Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”), from Lombardic skirmen or Frankish *skirmijan (“to shelter”). Cognate with Old High German skirmen, scirmen (“to shield, defend, protect”), skirm (“shade, protection”). More at skirmish, screen.

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