carnaval.
the carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
Meaning & usage
the carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
a festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French carnaval, either from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”). The alternative carnem vale (“flesh farewell”) is a folk etymology.
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