ruckus

el jaleo

ruckus(

ruh

kuhs

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(noisy commotion)

a. el jaleo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

I heard people shouting outside, so I went out to see what all the ruckus was about.Oí gritar a la gente afuera, y salí a ver a qué se debía tanto jaleo.

b. el alboroto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A customer raised a ruckus over the store's returns policy.Un cliente armó un alboroto en relación con la política de devoluciones de la tienda.

c. el follón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Some passengers started raising a ruckus when they were told no more trains would run that day.Algunos pasajeros empezaron a armar un follón cuando se les dijo que ese día no habría más trenes.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(controversy)

a. el escándalo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

His sexist remarks caused a ruckus among female members of the party.Sus comentarios sexistas provocaron un escándalo entre las mujeres afiliadas al partido.

ruckus [ˈrʌkəs] ruckuses (plural) (US)

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