English-Thai Dictionary
charivari
N การ หยอกเย้า เจ้าบ่าว เจ้าสาว ใน วัน แต่งงาน คำ เย้ย
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHARIVARI
Cha *ri `va *ri ", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc. , designed to annoy and insult.
Note: It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time.
New American Oxford Dictionary
charivari
chari va ri |ˌSHivəˈrē, ˈSHivəˌrē ˈˌʃɪvəˈˌri |(also shivaree ) ▶noun ( pl. charivaris ) chiefly historical a cacophonous mock serenade, typically performed by a group of people in derision of an unpopular person or in celebration of a marriage. • a series of discordant noises. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
charivari
charivari |ˌʃɑːrɪˈvɑːri |(chiefly US also shivaree ) ▶noun ( pl. charivaris ) chiefly historical a cacophonous mock serenade, typically performed by a group of people in derision of an unpopular person or in celebration of a marriage. • a series of discordant noises. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
French Dictionary
charivari
charivari n. m. nom masculin Bruit discordant. SYNONYME chahut ; tapage .
The Wordsmith Dictionary