# carnaval
## English
### Etymology 1

From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/

#### Noun

carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
* One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

carnaval (plural carnavals)
* Obsolete spelling of carnival.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carnevale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kər.nəˈβal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kər.nəˈval]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kaɾ.naˈval]

### Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)
* carnival (festival held just before Lent)
    Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes

#### Derived terms

* carnavalada
* carnavalesc

### Further reading

* “carnaval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French carnaval, either from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”). The alternative carnem vale (“flesh farewell”) is a folk etymology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, /-nə-/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

### Noun

carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)
* the carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
* (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) a festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect

#### Synonyms

* (in some areas) vastenavond

#### Derived terms

* carnavalesk
* carnavalskostuum
* carnavalslied
* carnavalsmasker
* carnavalsnaam
* carnavalsoptocht
* carnavalsstoet

#### Related terms

* alaaf
* hossen

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: karnaval

## French
### Etymology

Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin.
The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaʁ.na.val/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Homophone: carnavals

### Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavals)
* the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

#### Derived terms

* carnavalesque
* carnavaleux
* carnavalier
* carnavaliser

#### Descendants

* → Russian: карнава́л (karnavál)
** → Kazakh: карнавал (karnaval)
* → Turkish: karnaval

### Further reading

* “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [kaɦ.naˈvaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [kaɦ.naˈvaʊ̯]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kaɾ.naˈvaw/ [kaɾ.naˈvaʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [kaʁ.naˈvaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaɻ.naˈvaw/ [kaɻ.naˈvaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐɾ.nɐˈval/ [kɐɾ.nɐˈvaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐɾ.nɐˈval/ [kɐɾ.nɐˈvaɫ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /kɐɾ.nɐˈbal/ [kɐɾ.nɐˈβaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐɾ.nɐˈva.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

### Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavais)
* carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)
    Synonym: entrudo

#### Derived terms

* pular carnaval

#### Related terms

* carnavalesco

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French carnaval.

### Noun

carnaval n (plural carnavaluri)
* carnival

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carnevale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaɾnaˈbal/ [kaɾ.naˈβ̞al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: car‧na‧val

### Noun

carnaval m (plural carnavales)
* carnival (festival held just before Lent)

#### Derived terms

* carnavalear
* carnavalesco
* carnavalito
* Martes de Carnaval

### Further reading

* “carnaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10