Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fracas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fracas \Fra"cas\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. [F., crash, din, tumult, It.
fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra
within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf.
{Cashier}, v. t.]
An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fracas
n : noisy quarrel [syn: {affray}, {altercation}]
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