shivaree
/ʃɪvəˈɹiː/
shivaree is the alternative form of charivari.
Meaning of charivari
Noun
charivari (countable and uncountable, plural charivaris)
- The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
- The marriage ceremony was given primordial significance over folkloric pre-marriage engagement rituals and wild charivaris.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 94
- Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub.
Verb
shivaree (third-person singular simple present shivarees, present participle shivareeing, simple past and past participle shivareed)
- To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.
Forms of shivaree
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shivarees |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shivarees |
| present participle | shivareeing |
| past participle | shivareed |
| past | shivareed |
Origin of shivaree
Borrowed from French charivari.
Words that rhyme with shivaree
Questions about shivaree
- What does shivaree mean?
- Shivaree means to serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.
- What is shivaree the alternative form of?
- Shivaree is the alternative form of charivari.
- What part of speech is shivaree?
- Shivaree is a verb.
- How do you pronounce shivaree?
- Shivaree is pronounced /ʃɪvəˈɹiː/.
- What is the past tense of shivaree?
- The past tense of shivaree is shivareed.
Words near shivaree in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shivaree (page history and authors); charivari (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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