quaresma

Significat (anglès)

Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

Amb guionet com

qua‧res‧ma

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kwaˈɾɛz.mɐ/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Old Galician-Portuguese quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Spanish Cuaresma. Doublet of quadragésima, which was a borrowing.

Sents

Ele veio , como a roda do tempo , o primeiro domingo da Quaresma .

He came, like the wheel of time, the first Sunday of Lent.