Mardi Gras

Mar·di Gras  (märd grä)

n.

1.

a. Shrove Tuesday, celebrated as a holiday in many places with carnivals, masquerade balls, and parades of costumed merrymakers.

b. A carnival period coming to a climax on this day.

2. An occasion of great festivity and merrymaking.

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[French : mardi, Tuesday + gras, fat (from the feasting on Mardi Gras before Lenten fasting).]

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Mardi Gras [ˈmɑːdɪ ˈgrɑː]

n

the festival of Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in some cities with great revelry

[French: fat Tuesday]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Mardi Gras - the last day before Lent             pancake day, Shrove Tuesday Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians Shrovetide - immediately preceding Lent
	2.	Mardi Gras - a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans Fat Tuesday carnival - a festival marked by merrymaking and processions New Orleans - a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year

Translations

Mardi Gras [ˌmɑː^rdiˈgrɑː] n → mardi gras m

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Mardi Gras

n → Karneval m

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Mardi Gras → ثلاثاء المرافع masopustní úterý Shrove Tuesdag Fastnachtsdienstag τελευταία μέρα της Αποκριάς martes de Carnaval laskiaistiistai mardi gras pokladni utorak martedì grasso 告解火曜日 오순절의 화요일 Vastenavond fetetirsdal ostatki terça-feira de carnaval вторник на Масленой неделе fettisdagen วันเทศกาลสารภาพบาป büyük perhizin arife günü ngày thứ Ba trước tuần chay 忏悔节