raucous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːkəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔkəs/
(cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑkəs/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: raucous
Rhymes: -ɔːkəs

Adjective

raucous (comparative more raucous, superlative most raucous)

Harsh and rough-sounding.
At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp.
Disorderly and boisterous.
Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.
- 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman‎^[1]:
  In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.
Loud and annoying.
The new neighbors had a raucous party.

Synonyms

(disorderly and boisterous): rowdy

Derived terms

Translations

harsh and rough-sounding

Bulgarian: дрезгав (bg) (drezgav), хриплив (bg) (hripliv)
French: rauque (fr)
Galician: rouco
German: rau (de)
Irish: callánach
Italian: roco (it), rauco (it)
Latin: raucus
Maori: rengarenga, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
Polish: ochrypły (pl)
Russian: хри́плый (ru) (xríplyj)
Turkish: boğuk (tr), nahoş (tr)

disorderly and boisterous

French: chahuteur (fr), tapageur (fr)
German: krakeelig, lärmend (de)
Italian: chiassoso (it), rumoroso (it)
Maori: tīhoihoi
Polish: hałaśliwy (pl)
Russian: бу́йный (ru) (bújnyj), шумли́вый (ru) (šumlívyj)
Turkish: gürültülü (tr), velveleli

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Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} hás (is); rámur