schelmenroman
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]19th century. From schelm (“trickster, scoundrel”) + -en- + roman (“novel”), calque of German Schelmenroman.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]schelmenroman m (plural schelmenromans, diminutive schelmenromannetje n)
- trickster novel, picaresque novel ((proto)novel about tricksters)