escamotage

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English

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Etymology

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From French escamotage.

Noun

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escamotage (uncountable)

  1. trickery; legerdemain

French

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Etymology

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From escamoter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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escamotage m (plural escamotages)

  1. conjuring
  2. retraction (of undercarriage)

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French escamotage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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escamotage m (invariable)

  1. expedient
  2. retraction (of undercarriage)

References

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  1. ^ escamotage in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)