Schmutziger Donnerstag
German
editEtymology
editCalque of Alemannic German Schmutzige Dunschtig. Although cognate with Standard German schmutzig (“dirty”), the meaning of the Alemannic term is "fatty, greasy".
Noun
editSchmutziger Donnerstag m (genitive Schmutzigen Donnerstags, plural Schmutzige Donnerstage)
- Fat Thursday (the last Thursday before Lent)