Carnaval

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Carnaval

Type

free base

Denotation

festival, literally meat alleviation

Etymology

Spanish and Portuguese carnaval; Italian carnevale, from carnelevare, from carne + levàre; Latin carnem levāmen, from carō and from levāre, from levis

Evidence

carnaval, carnavals

Notes

carnaval and carnival are doublets

See Also

Carn, Carnival