carnaval

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/

Noun

carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)

1. One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.

Etymology 2

Noun

carnaval (plural carnavals)

1. Obsolete spelling of carnival.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Italian carnevale

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kər.nəˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kər.nəˈval]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.naˈval]

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)

1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)

   Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes

Further reading

• “carnaval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Dutch

Etymology

From French, see below, either from Italian carnivale, from Middle Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”) or directly from Middle Latin. The alternative carnem vale "flesh farewell" is believed to be folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, [ˈkɑrnəvɑl]

• carnaval:

  (file)

Noun

carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)

1. The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
2. (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) A festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect.

Synonyms

• (in some areas) vastenavond

Derived terms

• carnavalesk
• carnavalskostuum
• carnavalslied
• carnavalsmasker
• carnavalsoptocht
• carnavalsstoet

Related terms

• alaaf
• hossen

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French

Etymology

Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin.

The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.na.val/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)

1. The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

Derived terms

• carnavalesque
• carnavaleux
• carnavalier
• carnavaliser

Further reading

• “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from the Latin phrase carnis levare, to put away meat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.na.ˈvaw/
• IPA^(key): /kaɻ.na.ˈvaw/
• IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.nɐ.ˈvaɫ/
• Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

Noun

1. carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)

Synonyms

• entrudo

Related terms

• carnavalesco

Derived terms

• pular carnaval

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian carnevale

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾnaˈbal/ [kaɾ.naˈβ̞al]

Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavales)

1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)

Related terms

• carnavalear
• carnavalesco

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001