English Explanatory Dictionary

Fat Tuesday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Tuesday before the onset of Lent.

Word forms

Fat Tuesday

Etymology

Calque of French mardi gras (“fat Tuesday”).

Synonyms

Mardi Gras Shrove Tuesday
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