ruckus

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌkəs/
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• rhymes with -ʌkəs
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• Southern-US: /ˈɹukəs/
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• CMU ARPABET: R AH1 K AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) + rumpus (“disturbance, fracas”) - potentially with influence from raucous (“rowdy, hoarse”), from Latin raucus (“rough, hoarse”).

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: commoció — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Catalan: aldarull — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Chinese: 騷動 /骚动 (sāodòng) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Chinese: 骚动 (sāodòng) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Dutch: oproer — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Dutch: commotie — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Dutch: lawaai — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Dutch: ophef — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Finnish: kohu — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Finnish: meteli — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Finnish: metakka — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• French: chahut — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Tumult — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Spektakel — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Tohuwabohu — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Theater — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Affentheater — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Wirrwarr — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• German: Zirkus — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: lárma — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: zűrzavar — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: ricsaj — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: zenebona — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: felfordulás — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: kavarodás — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: összevisszaság — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: hűhó — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: kalamajka — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: zavargás — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: ramazúri — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: rumli — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Hungarian: zrí — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Macedonian: галама (galama) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Māori: tutūnga o te puehu — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Polish: zamieszanie — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Portuguese: alvoroço — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Portuguese: tumulto — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Russian: сумато́ха (sumatóxa) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Russian: шум (šum) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Russian: гам (gam) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Russian: волне́ния (volnénija) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Russian: ки́пеш (kípeš) — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: bullicio — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: alboroto — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: gresca — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: tremolina — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: batahola — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: jaleo — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Spanish: follón — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Swedish: oväsen — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Welsh: helynt — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Welsh: ffrwgwd — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Welsh: stŵr — a noisy disturbance and/or commotion
• Chinese: 爭吵 /争吵 (zhēngchǎo) — a row, fight
• Chinese: 爭執 /争执 (zhēngzhí) — a row, fight
• Dutch: oproer — a row, fight
• Dutch: opstoot — a row, fight
• Dutch: rel (letje) — a row, fight
• Finnish: tappelu — a row, fight
• Finnish: käsirysy — a row, fight
• French: grabuge — a row, fight
• French: commotion — a row, fight
• German: Krawall — a row, fight
• Hungarian: veszekedés — a row, fight
• Hungarian: vita — a row, fight
• Hungarian: perpatvar — a row, fight
• Hungarian: csihi-puhi — a row, fight
• Hungarian: haddelhadd — a row, fight
• Italian: rissa — a row, fight
• Italian: zuffa — a row, fight
• Russian: потасо́вка (potasóvka) — a row, fight
• Russian: сканда́л (skandál) — a row, fight
• Russian: разбо́рка (razbórka) — a row, fight
• Spanish: trifulca — a row, fight
• Spanish: pelotera — a row, fight
• Spanish: gresca — a row, fight
• Swedish: kalabalik — a row, fight
• Swedish: uppståndelse — a row, fight
• Welsh: ffrae — a row, fight
• Welsh: cerydd — a row, fight