charivari — meaning in English
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English meaning
- charivari noun The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- pandemonium noun A state of wild, noisy disorder or chaos.
Senses
charivari is used for these senses in English:
- charivari The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- pandemonium An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
- shalwar (in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.
charivari — full definition
- noun The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- noun Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.