Carling Sunday
English edit
Etymology edit
From the carling peas traditionally eaten on the day, themselves named for Care Sunday.
Noun edit
Carling Sunday (plural Carling Sundays)
- (British, dated or dialectal) Synonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.
- Synonyms: Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday
References edit
- “Carling Sunday, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1888.