English Explanatory Dictionary

escapade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

Pronunciation

ĕs'kə-pād' /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/ en-au-escapade.ogg ĕs'kə-päd' /ˌɛskəˈpɑːd/

Word forms

escapade escapades

Etymology

Borrowed from French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), itself borrowed from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre.

Related words

escape

Derived words

sexcapade
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