schelmenroman

== Dutch == === Etymology === 19th century. From schelm (“trickster, scoundrel”) +‎ -en- +‎ roman (“novel”), calque of German Schelmenroman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsxɛl.mə(n).roːˌmɑn/ Hyphenation: schel‧men‧ro‧man === Noun === schelmenroman m (plural schelmenromans, diminutive schelmenromannetje n) trickster novel, picaresque novel ((proto)novel about tricksters)