escapade

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕs'kə-pād'
• Rhymes: -eɪd

[edit] Noun

escapade (plural escapades)

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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Galician

[edit] Verb

escapade

1. second-person plural imperative of escapar.