# escapade

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/ · frequency rank #51,689

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/escapade