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Where does “carouse” come from?

Carouse derives from Middle French carousser, meaning to drink deeply or revel.

carouse (English): To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering;...

Definitions

  1. To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering;...

Ancestry of “carouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchcarousserTo quaff, drink, swill
2Germangar austotally finished
3Germangar austrinkento drink up entirely, guzzle

Words derived from “carouse”

  • carousal
  • carouser
  • carouseth
  • carousest
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