carnaval

Meaning

carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)

Hyphenated as

car‧na‧val

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaʁ.naˈvaw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).

Sentences

Alegria , carnaval , amanhã é cinza .

Joy, carnival, tomorrow is gray.

Risos de Carnaval , todos os Santos chorando .

Carnival laughter, all the Saints crying.

Quem para o Carnaval é cozido , a Páscoa queima a madeira .

Who for Carnival is cooked, Easter burns the wood.

No Carnaval todos os animais se soltam .

In Carnival all animals are released.