Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fracas \Fra"cas\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. [F., crash, din, tumult, It.
   fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra
   within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf.
   {Cashier}, v. t.]
   An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.

Source : WordNet®

fracas
     n : noisy quarrel [syn: {affray}, {altercation}]