Main Entry:

rau·cous

Pronunciation:

\ˈrȯ-kəs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin raucus hoarse; akin to Latin ravis hoarseness

Date:

1769

1 : disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse <raucous voices> 2 : boisterously disorderly <a…raucous frontier town — Truman Capote>

synonyms see loud

— rau·cous·ly adverb

— rau·cous·ness noun