Carling Sunday

English

Alternative forms

• Carl Sunday

Etymology

From the carling peas traditionally eaten on the day, themselves named for Care Sunday.

Noun

Carling Sunday (plural Carling Sundays)

1. (British, dated or regional) Synonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.

References

• “Carling Sunday, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1888.