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fracas

fra·cas

UK/ˈfɹækɑː/ US/fɹəˈkɑː/ rare

noun

Origin

From French fracas, derived from fracasser, from Italian fracassare, from fra- + cassare, equivalent to Latin infra + quassare.

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