escouade

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noun

A squad.

OriginFrench escouade ← Italian squadra ← Vulgar Latin *exquadrō →
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Meanings

nounescouade (plural escouades)

plural escouades

  1. archaicA squad.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquattuor
  4. Latinquadrus
  5. Latinquadrōbf.?
  6. Latinquadrus
  7. Vulgar Latin*exquadrō
  8. Italiansquadraredeverb.
  9. Italiansquadra
  10. Frenchescouade
  11. Englishescouade

From French escouade.

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APA

escouade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escouade

MLA

“escouade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escouade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escouade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escouade.

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