escapade
Pronunciation: /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/
The English word “escapade” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
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.
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