xivarri

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French charivari, via Occitan chavari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ʃiˈβa.ri]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ʃiˈva.ri]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [t͡ʃiˈva.ri]

Noun

xivarri m (plural xivarris)

clamor, uproar
Synonym: rebombori

Further reading

“xivarri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“xivarri”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“xivarri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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