mardi gras

Mar·di Gras

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-dee grah, grah]
- /ˈmɑr di ˌgrɑ, ˈgrɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-dee grah, grah]
- /ˈmɑr di ˌgrɑ, ˈgrɑ/

Definitions of mardi gras words

noun mardi gras the day before Lent, celebrated in some cities, as New Orleans and Paris, as a day of carnival and merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday. 1
noun mardi gras a pre-Lenten carnival period climaxing on this day. 1
noun mardi gras Christian calendar: last day before Lent 1
uncountable noun mardi gras Mardi Gras is the Christian festival of Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which people in some places celebrate by wearing colourful costumes and dancing through the streets. 0
noun mardi gras the festival of Shrove Tuesday, celebrated in some cities with great revelry 0
noun mardi gras Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent: it is a day of merrymaking and carnival, as in New Orleans, often marking the climax of a carnival period 0

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Origin of mardi gras

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < French: literally, fat Tuesday

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Parts of speech for Mardi gras

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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exclamation

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mardi gras popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for mardi gras

noun mardi gras

carnival — A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
celebration — A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
festival — a day or time of religious or other celebration, marked by feasting, ceremonies, or other observances: the festival of Christmas; a Roman festival.
parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday

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