abracadabra en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌæbɹəkəˈdæbɹə/
- (California) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin abracadabra.
Meanings
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Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
Next, the conjuror filled a glass with water from a big jug and then covered the tumbler with a cloth. "Abracadabra," he cried and crumpled the cloth.
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abra-cadabra | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
abracadabrangle · abracadabric
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
hey presto · presto · hocus-pocus · hocus-pocus · hey pass · presto chango · abracadabra · alakazam · shablam · kazaam · alakazam · hey presto · shazam
Translations (28)
gl abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · fi abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · ta ஜீபூம்பா (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · pt abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · cs abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · es abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · de abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · te అబ్రకదబ్ర (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · sv abra kadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · eo abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · nb hokus pokus (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · da abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · ka აბრაკადაბრა (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · sv abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · el αβρακαδάβρα (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · fr abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · mi mangamangaiatua (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · ja アブラカダブラ (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · da abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · nb abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · vi úm ba la xì bùa (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · tr abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · pl abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · ru абракада́бра (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · hu abrakadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · fa اجی مجی لاترجی (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · grc ἀβρακαδάβρα (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) · sh абракадабра (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed)