Gschnas

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō.

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Noun

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Gschnas m or n (plural Gschnas, diminutive Gschnasl or Gschnaserl)

  1. (East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) costume party held during carnival