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escroc

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English

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Etymology

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From French escroc (crook, villain).

Noun

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escroc (plural escrocs)

  1. (archaic) A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.

Anagrams

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo (attested in Old High German fiurscurgo (fire-maker, stoker); modern German Schurke, schüren), from Old High German scurgen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁo/
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
  • Rhymes: -o,

Noun

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escroc m (plural escrocs)

  1. crook (a criminal who steals)
    Synonyms: arnaqueur, esquiveur, filou, fourbe, fripon
    • 1991, Jean-Loup Craipeau, chapter 1, in Pin's panique, Éditions Casterman:
      Al Capin’s méritait son nom. Essayer de me vendre, à ce prix, un pin’s de chat ! Parole, en me prenant pour un pigeon, il tombait mal, cet escroc.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (in stories) baddy (evil character)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French escroc.

Noun

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escroc m (plural escroci, feminine equivalent escroacă)

  1. crook, swindler

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative escroc escrocul escroci escrocii
genitive-dative escroc escrocului escroci escrocilor
vocative escrocule escrocilor
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