carnestoltes

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin carnēs tollitas.

Noun[edit]

carnestoltes m (invariable)

  1. carnival before Lent in the Catalan Countries
    Synonym: carnaval
  2. a straw effigy burned on the last day of carnival

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