"Carnaval" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [Brazil], [kaɦ.naˈvaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [Brazil], [kaɦ.naˈvaʊ̯] [Brazil], /kaɾ.naˈvaw/ [São-Paulo], [kaɾ.naˈvaʊ̯] [São-Paulo], /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [kaʁ.naˈvaʊ̯] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /kaɻ.naˈvaw/ [Caipira], [kaɻ.naˈvaʊ̯] [Caipira], /kɐɾ.nɐˈval/ [Portugal], [kɐɾ.nɐˈvaɫ] [Portugal], /kɐɾ.nɐˈval/ [Portugal], [kɐɾ.nɐˈvaɫ] [Portugal], /kɐɾ.nɐˈbal/ [Northern, Portugal], [kɐɾ.nɐˈβaɫ] [Northern, Portugal], /kɐɾ.nɐˈva.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: Carnavais [plural], carnaval [alternative]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al Etymology: Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|it|carnevale||carnival}} Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), {{der|pt|la|carnem levāre||to take away meat}} Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} Carnaval m (plural Carnavais)
  1. carnival (festive period marked by parades, preceding Lent) Tags: masculine Synonyms: Entrudo
    Sense id: en-Carnaval-pt-noun-ttfkdCMk
  2. carnival (festive period marked by parades, preceding Lent)
    Brazilian Carnival, officially held between the Friday and Thursday that precede Ash Wednesday, but celebrated throughout the month of February.
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: Entrudo Related terms: carnavalesco
    Sense id: en-Carnaval-pt-noun-QxcDjmQG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Inflected forms

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