месопуст

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of месо (meso, meat) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ пуст (pust, empty, devoid), inherited from Old Church Slavonic мѧсопоустъ (męsopustŭ). Synchronically, probably a calque of Latin carnisprivium.

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месопу́ст (mesopústm (relational adjective месопу́стен)

  1. (ecclesiastical) beginning of fasting; particularly Месопустна неделя (equivalent to Catholic “Quinquagesima”)
    Synonym: (dated) заговя́зън (zagovjázǎn)

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