Cuaresma

Meaning

Lent

Concepts

Lent

Frequency

49k
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.

Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
quaresma

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