shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump, belling
(noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chivaree (plural chivarees)
Alternative form of shivaree
chivaree (third-person singular simple present chivarees, present participle chivareeing, simple past and past participle chivareed)
Alternative form of shivaree
• achiever, e-archive
Source: Wiktionary
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
