cãrleagã

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin *carnem ligat (literally ties the meat), indicating that meat is forbidden. Compare Romanian cârneleagă. Compare similar formations in carnival, Italian carnevale from *carnem levāre, Old Italian carasciale from *carnem laxāre, and Spanish carnestolendas (three days preceding the beginning of Lent) from *carnis tollendus.

Noun

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cãrleagã f (plural cãrledz)

  1. the days before Easter Lent when the decision is taken to no longer eat meat
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