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Where does “brouhaha” come from?

brouhaha (English) comes from French brouhaha, from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא — welcome.

brouhaha (English): A stir; a fuss or uproar

Definitions

  1. A stir; a fuss or uproar

Ancestry of “brouhaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrouhahabrouhaha
2Hebrewבָּרוּךְ הַבָּאwelcome
Every word from Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא →