English-Thai Dictionary

abracadabra

N คาถา  incantation hocus-pocus kha-ta

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABRACADABRA

The name of a deity worshipped by the Syrians: a cabalistic word. The letters of his name, written on paper, in the form of an inverted cone, were recommended by Samonicus as an antidote against certain diseases.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABRACADABRA

Ab `ra *ca *dab "ra, n. Etym: [L. Of unknown origin. ]

 

Defn: A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abracadabra

ab ra ca dab ra |ˌabrəkəˈdabrə ˈˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə | ▶exclam. a word said by magicians when performing a magic trick. ▶noun informal language, typically in the form of gibberish, used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power: I get so fed up with all the mumbo jumbo and abracadabra. • the implausibly easy achievement of difficult feats: a computer and a little abracadabra turn a freeze-dried steak into a romantic dinner. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (as a mystical word engraved and used as a charm to ward off illness ): from Latin, first recorded in a 2nd-cent. poem by Q. Serenus Sammonicus, from a Greek base.

 

Oxford Dictionary

abracadabra

abra |ca ¦dabra |ˌabrəkəˈdabrə | ▶exclamation a word said by conjurors when performing a magic trick. ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal language used to give the impression of arcane knowledge or power: I get so fed up with all the mumbo jumbo and abracadabra. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (as a mystical word engraved and used as a charm to ward off illness ): from Latin, first recorded in a 2nd-cent. poem by Q. Serenus Sammonicus, from a Greek base.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abracadabra

abracadabra exclamation hocus-pocus, open sesame; mumbo jumbo.

 

French Dictionary

abracadabrant

abracadabrant , ante adj. adjectif Incroyable, bizarre. : Une histoire abracadabrante. Note Technique Cet adjectif est formé d ’après la formule magique « abracadabra ».

 

Spanish Dictionary

abracadabra

abracadabra nombre masculino Palabra cabalística a la que se atribuían propiedades mágicas; se escribía entera en un renglón debajo del cual, en otros diez renglones, se escribía cada vez con una letra menos, de manera que el conjunto final formaba un triángulo; la usan los ilusionistas (para indicar que algo va a aparecer ), los brujos y magos de los cuentos (como parte de un conjuro ), etc .

 

abracadabrante

abracadabrante adjetivo Que produce mucha sorpresa y desconcierto :una abracadabrante película de misterio .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abracadabra

ab ra ca dab ra /æ̀brəkədǽbrə /間投詞 アブラカダブラ 〘手品師の唱える呪文 （じゆもん ）〙.名詞 U 1 (病気や不幸から身を守る )呪文, まじない .2 訳のわからない言葉 .