quaresma

Portuguese

/kwa.ˈɾɛz.mɐ/, /kwɐ.ˈɾɛʒ.mɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (Christianity) Lent period of penitence for Christians before Easter

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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