Definition
Revelry, wild carousing, or boisterous merrymaking, particularly associated with Highland Scottish celebrations.
Etymology
From Scottish 'gilravage' or 'giravage,' possibly blending 'geal' (Gaelic for 'white' or 'bright') + 'ravage,' or from older Celtic festival terminology. Used in Scottish literature for festive mayhem.
Kelly Says
Highland Scotland had so many specific words for partying—gilravage, dirdum, stravaig—that some scholars think the language reflected the actual frequency and style of Highland celebrations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግልራቫጅ
gil-ra-va-hij
ARالعربية
جِلْرَافَاج
jil-ra-fa-j
BNবাংলা
গিলরবাজ
gil-ra-baj
CACatalà
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
CSČeština
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
DADansk
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
DEDeutsch
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
ELΕλληνικά
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
ESEspañol
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
FAفارسی
گیلراواژ
gil-ra-vazh
FISuomi
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
FRFrançais
gilravage
gil-ra-va-ʒ
HAHA
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
HEעברית
גילרבאג'
gil-ra-bag
HIहिन्दी
गिलरवेज
gil-ra-vejh
HUMagyar
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
IDBahasa Indonesia
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
IGIG
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
ITItaliano
gilravage
gil-ra-va-zhe
KKKK
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
KMKM
គិលរាវាហ្ជ
gil-ra-va-hje
MSBahasa Melayu
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
MYမြန်မာ
ဂိလ်ရာဗေဂျ
gil-ra-ba-hje
NLNederlands
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
NONorsk
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
PAPA
ਗਿਲਰਾਵਾਜ
gil-ra-vajh
PLPolski
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
PTPortuguês
gilravage
gil-ra-va-ʒ
RORomână
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
RUРусский
гильраваж
gil-ra-vazh
SVSvenska
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
SWKiswahili
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
TAதமிழ்
கில்ராவேஜ்
kil-ra-vazh
TEతెలుగు
గిల్రవేజ్
gil-ra-vezh
THไทย
กิลราเวจ
gil-ra-weh
TLTL
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
TRTürkçe
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
UKУкраїнська
гільраваж
hil-ra-vazh
URاردو
گِلراواج
gil-ra-vajh
VITiếng Việt
gilravage
gil-ra-va-zh
YOYO
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he
ZUZU
gilravage
gil-ra-va-he