skomorokh

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noun

A medieval East Slavic actor or harlequin

OriginRussian скоморох ← Old East Slavic скоморохъ ← Ancient Greek σκώμμαρχος →
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Meanings

nounskomorokh (plural skomorokhs)

plural skomorokhs

  1. historicalA medieval East Slavic actor or harlequin

Origin

  1. Italianscaramuccia
  2. Ancient Greekσκώμμαρχος“joke leader”
  3. Old East Slavicскоморохъ
  4. Russianскоморох
  5. Englishskomorokh

Borrowed from Russian скоморох (skomorox), from Old East Slavic скоморохъ (skomoroxŭ), of unknown origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek σκώμμαρχος (skṓmmarkhos, “joke leader”) (σκῶμμα (skômma)+ἀρχός (arkhós)) or from Italian scaramuccia.

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skomorokh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skomorokh

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“skomorokh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skomorokh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skomorokh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skomorokh.

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