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Where does “escaramuza” come from?

escaramuza (Spanish) comes from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

escaramuza (Spanish): skirmish

Definitions

  1. skirmish

Ancestry of “escaramuza”, step by step

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

Words derived from “escaramuza”

  • escaramuzar
Every word from Italian schermugio →