English
Etymology
Via French, from It. fracasso, from fracassare, from Latin infra- + Vulgar Latin cassare, from Latin cassus
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�fɹæk�s/
Noun
en-noun|fracases|pl2=fracas
#A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap
Quotations
1989, w:Kazuo Ishiguro|Kazuo Ishiguro, w:The Remains of the Day|The Remains of the Day, Faber 1999, paperback edition, page 16
Translations
Spanish: fracaso m
Category:Scripps winning words
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