Dictionary

raucous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɑkəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɹɔːkəs/ (UK)
• /ˈɹɔkəs/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin rāvis Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin raucusbor. English raucous Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

Meanings

1. Harsh and rough-sounding.
   • At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.
2. Disorderly and boisterous.
   • Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.
   • In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic. 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
3. Loud and annoying.
   • The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night.
   • There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement. 2026 June 12, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

unraucous · raucity · raucousness · raucously

Relateds

ruckus

Synonyms

rowdy (disorderly and boisterous)

Translations (32)

fr tapageur (disorderly and boisterous) · nl uitgelaten (disorderly and boisterous) · de rau (harsh and rough-sounding) · fr chahuteur (disorderly and boisterous) · de lärmend (disorderly and boisterous) · it rumoroso (disorderly and boisterous) · bg хриплив (harsh and rough-sounding) · it chiassoso (disorderly and boisterous) · fr rauque (harsh and rough-sounding) · it rauco (harsh and rough-sounding) · ru хри́плый (harsh and rough-sounding) · it roco (harsh and rough-sounding) · tr boğuk (harsh and rough-sounding) · ga callánach (harsh and rough-sounding) · gl rouco (harsh and rough-sounding) · tr nahoş (harsh and rough-sounding) · mi pākinakina (harsh and rough-sounding) · pl hałaśliwy (disorderly and boisterous) · nl lawaaierig (harsh and rough-sounding) · pl ochrypły (harsh and rough-sounding) · nl wanordelijk (disorderly and boisterous) · ru шумли́вый (disorderly and boisterous) · mi rengarenga (harsh and rough-sounding) · tr gürültülü (disorderly and boisterous) · mi tīhoihoi (harsh and rough-sounding) · nl luidruchtig (harsh and rough-sounding) · ru бу́йный (disorderly and boisterous) · la raucus (harsh and rough-sounding) · bg дрезгав (harsh and rough-sounding) · de krakeelig (disorderly and boisterous) · mi tīhoihoi (disorderly and boisterous) · tr velveleli (disorderly and boisterous)