escamotage

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English

Etymology

From French escamotage.

Noun

escamotage (uncountable)

  1. trickery; legerdemain

French

Etymology

From escamoter +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

escamotage m (plural escamotages)

  1. conjuring
  2. retraction (of undercarriage)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French escamotage.

Pronunciation

Noun

escamotage m (invariable)

  1. expedient
  2. retraction (of undercarriage)

References

  1. ^ escamotage in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)