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quaresma.

Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kwaˈɾɛz.mɐ/Brazil/kwaˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/kwɐˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/Portugal
  1. Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Spanish Cuaresma. Doublet of quadragésima, which was a borrowing.

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