escarmuche

Middle French

Noun

escarmuche f (plural escarmuches)

  1. scuffle (chaotic fight)

Descendants

  • French: escarmouche

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

escarmuche f (plural escarmuches)

  1. (Jersey) punch-up
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