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carousal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊzəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carouse, carousing, spree, revel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carouse, bender, toot, booze-up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: revel, revelry

History

Etymology

From carouse (“to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns denoting actions by verbs to which it is attached), possibly also influenced by an erroneous understanding of the meaning of carousel (“merry-go-round”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: запой (zapoj) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Bulgarian: гуляй (guljaj) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Czech: pařba — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Czech: pijatyka — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Czech: pitka — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Finnish: juomingit — state of carousing; instance of this
  • French: beuverie — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: esmorga — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: farra — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: foliada — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: gandaina — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: parranda — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: troula — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Galician: xolda — state of carousing; instance of this
  • German: Gelage — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Ancient Greek: κῶμος (kômos) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Latin: bacchātiō — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Macedonian: пи́јанка (píjanka) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Pannonian Rusyn: лумпованє (lumpovanje) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мулатованє (mulatovanje) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мулатшаґ (mulatšag) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Russian: пирушка (piruška) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Russian: попойка (popojka) — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Swedish: fyllefest — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Swedish: supkalas — state of carousing; instance of this
  • Vietnamese: cuộc nhậu — state of carousing; instance of this