sarau

sarau

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish sarao, from Portuguese serão or Galician sarao (“party or gathering held in the evening”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /səˈɾaw/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaw/

Noun

sarau m (plural saraus)

1. party
2. quarrel, disorder

   Synonyms: baralla, saragata, renyina

Further reading

• “sarau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “sarau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Japanese

Romanization

sarau

1. Rōmaji transcription of さらう

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician serao.[1] Doublet of serão.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɾaw/ [saˈɾaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɾaw/

• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: sa‧rau

Noun

sarau m (plural saraus)

1. soiree (formal evening reunion)

References

1. “sarau” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.

Further reading

• “sarau” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.