escampette

French

Etymology

From escamper +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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Noun

escampette f (plural escampettes)

1. Only used in prendre la poudre d’escampette

Further reading

• “escampette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.