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mięsopust

//mjɛw̃ˈsɔ.pust/ | /mjɛnˈsɔ.pust/ | /mjɛ̃ˈsɔ.pust//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Shrovetide (last three days preceding Lent)
  2. 2.
    various folk festivities seen as equivalents of ancient ones

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

From mięso + -o- + opuścić. Calque of Latin carnem levāre. First attested in 1528.

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