Main Entry: scar·a·mouch

Variant(s): or scar·a·mouche \ˈskar-ə-ˌmüsh, -ˌmüch, -ˌmau̇ch\

Function: noun

Etymology: French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia skirmish

Date: 1662

1 capitalized : a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte that burlesques the Spanish don and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness
2 a : a cowardly buffoon b : rascal, scamp