escaramuza

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eskaɾaˈmuθa/ [es.ka.ɾaˈmu.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eskaɾaˈmusa/ [es.ka.ɾaˈmu.sa]
  • Rhymes: -uθa
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧ra‧mu‧za

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian scaramuccia. Compare English skirmish.

Noun

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escaramuza f (plural escaramuzas)

  1. skirmish (a brief battle between small groups)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escaramuza

  1. inflection of escaramuzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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