Definitions
A public festival with music, games, rides, or processions.
Word origin
From Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem levāmen (“meat dismissal”). Other scholars suggest Latin carnuālia (“meat-based country feast”) or carrus nāvālis (“boat wagon; float”) instead. Doublet of carnaval.
Used in a sentence
“Carnival of Brazil”
“Venice Carnival”
“We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Festival”8 letters
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