Cuaresma

See also: cuaresma

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cuaresma

Etymology

From Old Spanish quaraesma, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Portuguese quaresma. Doublet of cuadragésima, which was a borrowing.

Proper noun

Cuaresma f

1. Lent

Derived terms

• Gran Cuaresma (“Great Lent”) (Eastern Orthodoxy)

Related terms

• cuadragésima
• cuarenta

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Kuwaresma