quaresima

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • Lent
  • Lenten fast

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *quaresima, quadrāgēsima (Lent, the fortieth part, forty-day fast).

Origin

Latin

quadrāgēsima

Gloss

Lent, the fortieth part, forty-day fast

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