Gschnas

== Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃnɑːs/ === Noun === Gschnas m or n (plural Gschnas, diminutive Gschnasl or Gschnaserl) (East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) costume party held during carnival