alboroto
Meanings
Noun
1. fuss, commotion, ruckus, hubbub, brouhaha, ado, uproar, tumult, riot, bustle, din, rumpus, fracas, rowdiness
2. disturbance, racket, mayhem
3. rampage
4. hoopla, ballyhoo
5. bedlam
6. A snack food which consistis of a ball of popcorn or sorghum, coated in sugar, honey or caramel (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Northern Colombia, chiefly in the plural in Costa Rica)
Examples7
No puedo dormir con este alboroto.
I can't sleep with all this noise.
¿Qué es todo el alboroto?
What is all the fuss about?
No hagas un alboroto por cosas insignificantes.
Don't make a fuss about trifles.
De repente oí un alboroto en el callejón y fui a ver qué estaba sucediendo.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the alley and went to see what was going on.
No entiendo a qué viene tanto alboroto.
I don't understand what all of the fuss is about.
No entiendo de qué se trata tanto alboroto.
I don't get what the fuss is all about.