alharaca
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Andalusian Arabic الحَرَٰكَة (al-ḥaráka), from Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalharaca f (plural alharacas)
- clamour, vociferation; fuss
- 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
- Oíanse los golpazos que daba Palomeque, como si quisiera derribar la casa. Buscaba la continuación de la alfarda o viga, y la encontró, descubriendo además una magnífica alharaca que le hizo saltar de júbilo.
- Palomeque was banging loudly, as if he was trying to knock down the house. He was looking for the continuation of the batten or beam, and found it, also discovering a magnificent clamour that made him jump for joy.
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editFurther reading
edit- “alharaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014