escroquerie

French

Etymology

From escroquer (“to swindle”) +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ.kʁi/

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Noun

escroquerie f (plural escroqueries)

1. swindle, swindling
2. (law) fraud
3. racket (dishonest way of making money)

Further reading

• “escroquerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.