n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ā -k ə s, ' fra-, Brit ' fra- ˌ kä
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fra · cas · es \ -k ə -s ə z \ or British frac · as \ - ˌ käz \
Etymology: French, din, row, from Italian fracasso, from fracassare to shatter
Date: 1716
: a noisy quarrel : BRAWL