"Fat Tuesday" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Calque of French mardi gras (“fat Tuesday”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|mardi gras||fat Tuesday}} Calque of French mardi gras (“fat Tuesday”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Fat Tuesday}} Fat Tuesday
  1. (Christianity) The Tuesday before the onset of Lent. Synonyms: Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday Translations (Tuesday before Lent): Grasa Mardo (Esperanto)
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