Etymology

raucous

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Today it means: Harsh and rough-sounding. Full definition →

Latin raucus
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  1. Latinrāvis
  2. Latinraucus
  3. English todayraucous

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

Words from the same roots

Latinraucus all →

ruckusraucid

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