escaramuza

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Italian scaramuccia. Compare English skirmish.

Noun[edit]

escaramuza f (plural escaramuzas)

  1. skirmish (a brief battle between small groups)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

escaramuza

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

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