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harmider

Pronunciation: /xarˈmi.dɛr/

“harmider” is a Polish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hubbub, commotion
  2. racket, clamor (loud noise)
  3. synonym of bałagan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حرامی + دره (“ravine of the highwayman”), a site of frequent ambushes for Polish envoys heading to Constantinople. Sławski proposes a derivation from Persian غرمیدن (γarmīdan, “to quarrel”), rejected by most scholars.

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