carnaval
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Etymology 1
From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival.
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
- One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
Etymology 2
Noun
carnaval (plural carnavals)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
- Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes
Derived terms
- carnavalada
- carnavalesc
Further reading
- “carnaval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)
- the carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
- (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) a festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect
Synonyms
- (in some areas) vastenavond
Derived terms
- carnavalesk
- carnavalskostuum
- carnavalslied
- carnavalsmasker
- carnavalsnaam
- carnavalsoptocht
- carnavalsstoet
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: karnaval
Etymology
Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin.
The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavais)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology
Noun
carnaval n (plural carnavaluri)
Declension
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavales)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “carnaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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