escroc

English

Etymology

French escroc

Noun

escroc (plural escrocs)

1. (archaic) A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.

Anagrams

• Croces, scorce, soccer

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo (attested in Old High German fiurscurgo (“fire-maker, stoker”); modern German Schurke, schüren), from Old High German scurgen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kʁo/

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• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
• Rhymes: -o, -ɔ

Noun

escroc m (plural escrocs)

1. crook (a criminal who steals)
2. baddy (evil character, in a story)

Related terms

• escroquer

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• soccer

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French escroc.

Noun

escroc m (plural escroci)

1. crook, swindler

Related terms

• escroca