English → Latin
“carouse” in Latin
pōtōto drinkcōmissorto carouse, revel, make merry; to hold a festive processionperpōtōto drink heavily; to drink up
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carouse
potare, comissari: whole days, totos dies potare or perpotare: for several days together, diem noctemque continuare potando: till evening, perpotare ad vesperum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carouse?
- The usual Latin words for “carouse” are pōtō, cōmissor, perpōtō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.