escaramuza

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Borrowed from Italian scaramuccia. Compare English skirmish.

Noun

escaramuza f (plural escaramuzas)

skirmish (a brief battle between small groups)

Derived terms

escaramuzar

Related terms

Verb

escaramuza

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

Further reading

“escaramuza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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