schelmenroman
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
19th century. From schelm (“trickster, scoundrel”) + -en- + roman (“novel”), calque of German Schelmenroman.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
schelmenroman m (plural schelmenromans, diminutive schelmenromannetje n)
- trickster novel, picaresque novel ((proto)novel about tricksters)