Where does “escaramuça” come from?

escaramuça (Portuguese) comes from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

escaramuça (Portuguese): skirmish; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. skirmish; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “escaramuça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscaramucciaskirmish; squabble; third-person singular present...
2Italianschermugio

Words derived from “escaramuça

Every word from Italian schermugioEvery word from Italian scaramuccia