CHARIVARI


Meaning of CHARIVARI in English

/shiv'euh ree", shiv"euh ree', sheuh riv'euh ree"/ or, esp. Brit., /shahr'euh vahr"ee/ , n. , pl. charivaris , v.t., charivaried, charivariing .

shivaree.

Also, chivaree, chivari .

[ caribaria headache karebaría, equiv. to kare-, comb. form of kára, káre head + -baria ( bar ( ys ) heavy + -ia -IA), on the hypothesis that such a noisy procession would cause a headache ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .