escroc

== English == === Etymology === From French escroc (“crook, villain”). === Noun === escroc (plural escrocs) (archaic) A villain or crook, especially in French contexts. === Anagrams === Croces, scorce, soccer == French == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁo/ IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium) Rhymes: -o, -ɔ === Noun === escroc m (plural escrocs) crook (a criminal who steals) Synonyms: arnaqueur, esquiveur, filou, fourbe, fripon (in stories) baddy (evil character) ==== Derived terms ==== croque-escroc escroquer escroquerie escroqueur escroqueuse === Further reading === “escroc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === soccer == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French escroc. === Noun === escroc m (plural escroci, feminine equivalent escroacă) crook, swindler ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== escroca