different between serenade vs shivaree

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s????ne?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

serenade (plural serenades)

1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
2. (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.

Translations

Verb

serenade (third-person singular simple present serenades, present participle serenading, simple past and past participle serenaded)

1. (transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.

Translations

Further reading

• serenade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enseared

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

serenade f (plural serenades)

1. serenade

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sere?nade]

Noun

serenade f pl

1. plural of serenad?

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) charivari
• chivaree
• chivari

Etymology

From French charivari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??v???i?/

  Rhymes: -æri, -??ri, -i?

Noun

shivaree (plural shivarees)

1. The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
2. Any loud cacophonous noise or hubbub.

Verb

shivaree (third-person singular simple present shivarees, present participle shivareeing, simple past and past participle shivareed)

1. (transitive) To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.