Feminine
Meaning

Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)

Synonyms

Quaresma

anona

ateira

fruta-de-conde

pinheira

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kwaˈɾɛz.mɐ/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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