raucous

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔːkəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔkəs/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑkəs/ Hyphenation: raucous Rhymes: -ɔːkəs === Adjective === raucous (comparative more raucous, superlative most raucous) Harsh and rough-sounding. Disorderly and boisterous. Loud and annoying. ==== Synonyms ==== (disorderly and boisterous): rowdy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === ruckus === Further reading === “raucous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “raucous”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.