Cuaresma

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Compare Portuguese quaresma. Doublet of cuadragésima, which was a borrowing.

Proper noun

Cuaresma f

  1. Lent

Derived terms

  • Gran Cuaresma (“Great Lent”) (Eastern Orthodoxy)
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