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espiègle

/ɛs.pjɛɡl/

noun, masculine/ɛs.pjɛɡl/plural: espiègles

prankster, imp, rascal

Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel.

adjective/ɛs.pjɛɡl/

playful, frolicsome; impish, mischievous; skittish

Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel.

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