carnaval

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/

Noun

carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)

  1. One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.

Etymology 2

Noun

carnaval (plural carnavals)

  1. Obsolete spelling of carnival

Catalan

Etymology

From Italian carnevale

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəɾ.nəˈval/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kər.nəˈbal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaɾ.naˈval/

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)

  1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)
    Synonym: carnestoltes (in the Catalan Countries)

Further reading


Dutch

Etymology

From French, see below, either from Italian carnivale, from Middle Latin carnelevale, from carnem (flesh) + levāre (lighten, raise) or directly from Middle Latin. The alternative carnem vale "flesh farewell" is believed to be folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, [ˈkɑrnəvɑl]
  • (file)

Noun

carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)

  1. The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
  2. (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
  • carnavalsoptocht
  • carnavalsstoet

French

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

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.na.val/
  • (file)

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)

  1. The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

Derived terms

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian carnevale (carnival), from the Latin phrase carnis levare, to put away meat.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.na.ˈvaw/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.na.ˈvaw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.nɐ.ˈvaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavais)

  1. carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)

Synonyms

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Italian carnevale

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karnaˈbal/, [karnaˈβal]

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavales)

  1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)

Further reading

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