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escarmouche

escarmouche noun: a skirmish.

Noun

escarmouche (plural escarmouches)

  1. (obsolete) A skirmish.

Forms of escarmouche

pluralescarmouches

Origin of escarmouche

Borrowed from French escarmouche. Doublet of skirmish and Scaramouche.

Questions about escarmouche

What does escarmouche mean?
Escarmouche means a skirmish.
What part of speech is escarmouche?
Escarmouche is a noun.
What is the plural of escarmouche?
The plural of escarmouche is escarmouches.

Words near escarmouche in the dictionary

  1. Escarenos
  2. escargatoire
  3. escargatoires
  4. escargot
  5. escargots
  6. escarmouche
  7. escarmouches
  8. escarole
  9. escaroles
  10. escarp
  11. escarped

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