FRACAS


Meaning of FRACAS in English

/fray"keuhs/ ; Brit. /frak"ah/ , n.

a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.

[ 1720-30; fracasso, deriv. of fracassare to smash, equiv. to fra- ( infra among) completely + cassare to break; see CASSATION ]

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