carnaval
Noun
Meaning
carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
carnaval (plural carnavals)
Obsolete spelling of carnival
carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
carnaval (plural carnavals)
Obsolete spelling of carnival
Phrases with the word
Examples
Carnaval is also celebrated in the Azores.
Especially in the northern and central part of Limburg and eastern part of North Brabant is the boerenbruiloft very often held during the carnaval and is an important part of the carnaval culture.
A movement from his piano work Carnaval (Op. 9) is named for Paganini.
Dutch Carnaval is officially celebrated on the Sunday through Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday, since the 1970s the feast began to start already at the beginning of the weekend, on Friday evening.
In 2016, stormy and windy weather resulted in many Carnaval parades being canceled and other festivities being moved indoors.
Belize San Pedro is one of Belize's few cities to observe Carnaval before Lent.