scaramuccia

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) skirmish
2. (feminine) squabble

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of scaramucciare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of scaramucciare:

Concepts

skirmish

squabble

brush

quarrel

hooking

honey fungus

encounter

clash

brangle

fight

Synonyms

litigio

battibecco

diatriba

bisticcio

scontro

avvisaglia

diverbio

schermaglia

screzio

bisticciamento

discussione

disputa

lite

Translations

escaramuza

escarmouche

dispute

Scharmützel

enfrentamiento

escaramussa

escaramuça

querelle

baralla

topada

نَزَاع

Gezänk

Kabbelei

Plänkelei

مُصادمة

Hyphenated as

sca‧ra‧mùc‧cia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ska.raˈmut.t͡ʃa/

Etymology

From Old Italian schermugio (“skirmish”) (both with diminutive ending?). Alternatively both Italian forms might be derived from Old French escarmuche. Related to the verb schermire (“to protect, shield; to fence, swordfight”), stemming from Lombardic skirmen or Frankish *skirmijan (“to protect, defend”).
Cognate with Old High German skirmen, scirmen (“to shield, defend, protect”), skirm (“shade, protection”). More at skirmish, escarmouche.