charivari

Meaning

1. (historical, masculine) charivari, shivaree (mock serenade of discordant noise, notably to heckle a publicly reviled figure)
2. (broadly, masculine) racket, banging in general, rumpus

Concepts

charivari

cacophony

bedlam

hullabaloo

pandemonium

hubbub

chivaree

hurly-burly

topsy-turvyness

shivaree

topsy-turvydom

callathump

callithump

belling

chaos

caterwaul

Synonyms

chahut

tumulte

chaos

pétaudière

pandémonium

bedlam

musique discordante

Translations

xivarri

Charivari

ketelmuziek

confusão

balbúrdia

Katzenmusik

scompiglio

pandemonio

charavallium

tumulto

babilonia

babele

mercato

baraonda

Hexensabbat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃa.ʁi.va.ʁi/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: chalivali

In summary

Inherited from Old French chalivali (“noise from pots and pans”), from Late Latin caribaria, from carivaria, from Ancient Greek καρηβάρεια (karēbáreia, “headache”, from κάρη (kárē, “head”) + βαρύς (barús, “heavy”)).