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fra·cas (frā′kəs, fra′-; Brit fra′kä′)

noun

a noisy fight or loud quarrel; brawl

Etymology: Fr < It fracasso < fracassare, to smash, prob. blend < frangere (< L: see break) + cassare, to quash, break < L quassare: see quash

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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