carnival
See also: Carnival
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, either from the Latin phrase carnem levāre ("to put away meat") or conversely from the Latin word carnualis ("meaty").
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹnɪvəl/, /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/ (referring to specific festivals in various countries)
NounEdit
carnival (plural carnivals)
- Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
- A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
- 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
- Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
- (US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
- We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.
- When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
festival held just before the beginning of Lent
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festive occasion marked by parades
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See alsoEdit
- mardi gras
Mardi Gras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
