farsang

== English == === Etymology === From Persian فرسنگ (farsang). Doublet of parasang. === Noun === farsang (plural farsangs) (now historical) A Persian measure of distance, equivalent to about four miles. === Anagrams === farangs == Hungarian == === Etymology === From German Fasching. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɒrʃɒŋɡ] Hyphenation: far‧sang Rhymes: -ɒŋɡ === Noun === farsang (plural farsangok) carnival (festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent) Meronym: (parade) karnivál ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === farsang in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. farsang in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).