Meaning

3 senses
  1. A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word.

    Simsalabim

    абракада́браabrakadábra

  2. Arcane and obscure language of occult rituals or mystical practices.

  3. Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.

    I don’t know all the theoretical abracadabra about how it works, I’m only its pilot.

    абракада́браabrakadábra

More definitions
  • gibberish and nonsense

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He said abracadabra and there appeared a pigeon.

    ruОн сказал "абракадабра!", и появился голубь. — Ooneykcall

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  2. It's all abracadabra to me.

    ruЭто для меня абракадабра. — salikh

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  3. "Abracadabra!" And three doves flew out of her hat.

    de"Abrakadabra!" Und drei Tauben flogen aus ihrem Hut. — MUIRIEL

  4. "Abracadabra!" And three doves flew out of his hat.

    ru"Абракадабра!" И три голубя вылетели у него из шляпы. — marafon

    de"Abrakadabra!" Und drei Tauben flogen aus seinem Hut. — MUIRIEL

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
use of term abracadabra:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
use of term abracadabra:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abracadabra.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abracadabra.

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Forms

plural: abracadabras

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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