Cuaresma
Meaning
Lent
Concepts
Lent
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Cua‧res‧ma
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwaˈɾesma/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Portuguese quaresma. Doublet of cuadragésima, which was a borrowing.
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