Polyglot Dictionary

algarabía

/alɣaɾaˈβia/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las algarabías

Meaning

  1. racket

    • Había una algarabía en la calle.

      There was a racket in the street.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alboroto

algarabía often implies a joyful, festive noise or hubbub, like children's excited chatter; alboroto can be more neutral or negative, a commotion or disorder.

Similar in other languages

French

raquette

raquette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "racket."

Portuguese

raquete

raquete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "racket."

Practice

1 What does algarabía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Había una ___ en la calle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches algarabía?

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