the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball
çekim: çoğul carnavals
eş: mardi gras, carême-prenant
köken: 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.
carnival celebrations · merriment, revelry · pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of Carnaval; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling