escarmuche

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Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

escarmuche f (plural escarmuches)

  1. scuffle (chaotic fight)

Descendants[edit]

  • French: escarmouche

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French escharmuche (skirmish), from Italian scaramuccia (skirmish), from Lombardic skirmen or Frankish *skirmijan.

Noun[edit]

escarmuche f (plural escarmuches)

  1. (Jersey) punch-up