Raucous
[raw-kuh s] /ˈrɔ kəs/
adjective
1.
harsh; strident; grating:
raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2.
rowdy; disorderly:
a raucous party.
/ˈrɔːkəs/
adjective
1.
(of voices, cries, etc) harshly or hoarsely loud
adjective
boisterous and disorderly
Word Origin
Latin raucus ‘hoarse’
adj.
1769, from Latin raucus “hoarse” (also source of French rauque, Spanish ronco, Italian rauco), related to ravus “hoarse,” from PIE echoic base *reu- “make hoarse cries” (cf. Sanskrit rayati “barks,” ravati “roars;” Greek oryesthai “to howl, roar;” Latin racco “a roar;” Old Church Slavonic rjevo “I roar;” Lithuanian rekti “roar;” Old English rarian “to wail, bellow”). Middle English had rauc in the same sense, from the same source.
Read Also:
- Raucously
[raw-kuh s] /ˈrɔ kəs/ adjective 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. 2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. /ˈrɔːkəs/ adjective 1. (of voices, cries, etc) harshly or hoarsely loud adjective boisterous and disorderly Word Origin Latin raucus ‘hoarse’ adj. 1769, from Latin raucus “hoarse” (also source of French rauque, Spanish ronco, Italian rauco), related […]
- Raunch
[rawnch, rahnch] /rɔntʃ, rɑntʃ/ noun, Informal. 1. smuttiness or vulgarity; crudeness; obscenity: porno magazines and other purveyors of raunch. 2. slovenliness; grubbiness. 3. an earthy, raw musical style derived from blues and gospel: a singer who can go easily from raunch to rock. /rɔːntʃ/ noun (slang) 1. lack of polish or refinement; crudeness 2. (mainly […]
- Raupatu
/ˌraʊˈpɑːtuː/ noun 1. (NZ) the confiscation or seizure of land
- Raunchy
[rawn-chee, rahn-] /ˈrɔn tʃi, ˈrɑn-/ adjective, raunchier, raunchiest. Informal. 1. vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene: a raunchy joke. 2. dirty; slovenly; grubby. 3. . /ˈrɔːntʃɪ/ adjective (slang) -chier, -chiest 1. openly sexual; lusty; earthy 2. (mainly US) slovenly or untidy adj. 1939, “clumsy, careless, sloppy,” U.S. Army Air Corps slang, of unknown origin. Origins […]
- Raupo
/rɑːuːpɒ/ noun (pl) raupo 1. a New Zealand bulrush, Typha orientalis, with sword-shaped leaves, traditionally used for construction and decoration