# fracas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹækɑː/ · frequency rank #60,816

## Definitions
1. A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fracas