Scaramouch
[
skar
-
uh
-mouch, -moosh]
/ˈskær əˌmaʊtʃ, -ˌmuʃ/
noun
1.
a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
2.
(
lowercase
) a rascal or scamp.
Also,
Scaramouche
.
Origin
1655-65;
<
French
Scaramouche
<
Italian
Scaramuccia,
proper use of
scaramuccia
skirmish (applied in jest); of
Germanic
orig.
British Dictionary definitions for
Scaramouch
Scaramouch
/
ˈskærəˌmaʊtʃ;
-ˌmuːtʃ
/
noun
1.
a stock character who appears as a boastful coward in commedia dell'arte and farce
Word Origin
C17: via French from Italian
Scaramuccia,
from
scaramuccia
a
skirmish