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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shiv•a•ree (shiv′ə rē′),USA pronunciation n., v., -reed, -ree•ing. n. - a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple;
charivari. - Informal Termsan elaborate, noisy celebration.
v.t. - to serenade with a shivaree.
- alteration of Mississippi Valley French, French charivari charivari 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shivaree /ˌʃɪvəˈriː/ n US Canadian - a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
- a confused noise; din
Also (esp dialect): charivari cha•ri•va•ri (shiv′ə rē′, shiv′ə rē′, shə riv′ə rē′ or, esp. Brit., shär′ə vär′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ris, v.t., -ried, -ri•ing. - shivaree.
Also, chivaree, chivari. - Greek karēbaría, equivalent. to karē-, combining form of kárā, kárē head + -baria (bar(ys) heavy + -ia -ia), on the hypothesis that such a noisy procession would cause a headache
- Late Latin carībaria headache
- French, Middle French, of obscure origin, originally; said to be
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: charivari /ˌʃɑːrɪˈvɑːrɪ/, shivaree, esp US chivaree n - a discordant mock serenade to newlyweds, made with pans, kettles, etc
- a confused noise; din
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Late Latin caribaria headache, from Greek karēbaria, from karē head + barus heavy |