Feminine
Meaning
Lent (period of penitence for Christians before Easter)
Concepts
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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