kermesse

English

Noun

kermesse (plural kermesses)

  1. Alternative form of kirmess

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for kermesse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

From Dutch kermis, a bastardization of kerk (“church”) + mis (“mass”). Compare German Kirmes (“church mass”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɛʁ.mɛs/
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Noun

kermesse f (plural kermesses)

  1. fête

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From French kermesse.

Noun

kermesse f (invariable)

  1. kermis
  2. social event, gathering, meeting, gala
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