carnaval

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/ ==== Noun ==== carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals) One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== carnaval (plural carnavals) Obsolete spelling of carnival. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian carnevale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kər.nəˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kər.nəˈval] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.naˈval] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kar.naˈβal] === Noun === carnaval m (plural carnavals) carnival (festival held just before Lent) Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “carnaval”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carnaval, either from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”). The alternative carnem vale (“flesh farewell”) is a folk etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, /-nə-/ Hyphenation: car‧na‧val === Noun === carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n) the carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) a festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect ==== Synonyms ==== (in some areas) vastenavond ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== alaaf hossen ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: karnaval == French == === Etymology === Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin. The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʁ.na.val/ Homophone: carnavals === Noun === carnaval m (plural carnavals) the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball ==== Derived terms ==== carnavalesque carnavaleux carnavalier carnavaliser ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: карнава́л (karnavál)→ Kazakh: карнавал (karnaval) → Turkish: karnaval === Further reading === “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === See Carnaval. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al Hyphenation: car‧na‧val Homophone: Carnaval === Noun === carnaval m (plural carnavais) carnival celebrations O carnaval de Salvador é o melhor do Brasil. ― Salvador’s carnival celebration is the best in Brazil. (figurative) merriment, revelry Synonyms: farra, folia pre-reform spelling (used until 1990 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of Carnaval; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling ==== Usage notes ==== The capitalized spelling Carnaval is used when referring to the festive period. See more in the usage notes for that entry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “carnaval”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “carnaval”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carnaval. === Noun === carnaval n (plural carnavaluri) carnival ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian carnevale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾnaˈbal/ [kaɾ.naˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: car‧na‧val === Noun === carnaval m (plural carnavales) carnival (festival held just before Lent) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “carnaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025