quaresima

== Italian == === Alternative forms === Quaresima === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Doublet of quadragesima, which was a borrowing. === Noun === quaresima f (plural quaresime) Lent Lenten fast ==== Related terms ==== quaresimale quadragesima quaranta === Anagrams === squamerai