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Meanings of Mardi Gras in English

Catalan
dimarts de carnestoltes
Spanish
martes de carnaval

The last day before Lent.

dimarts de carnestoltes
Portuguese
terça-feira gorda
Catalan
dimarts de carnaval
Spanish
martes de carnaval

A carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans.

terça-feira gorda
Synonyms
Examples for "Fat Tuesday"
Examples for "Fat Tuesday"
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Because of this year's early March 27th Easter, Fat Tuesday arrives tomorrow.
Ebony
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Thus, their Fat Tuesday passed with some sadness, some gaiety, and much optimism.
Jitterbug Perfume
3
Shake remembered: Fat Tuesday was in two days.
Gutshot straight
4
Everyone wore colorful costumes, gold masks, shiny beads and ostrich feathers: it was always Fat Tuesday here.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
5
Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday, comes the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent on the Catholic calendar.
Reuters
Usage of Mardi Gras in English
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Like New Orleans, Mobile Mardi Gras celebrations continued along racially divided lines.
Ebony
2
It's like a mix of Mardi Gras and New Years Time Square.
Ebony
3
Numbers do not tell the full story of Mardi Gras, locals say.
Reuters
4
He married Margaret Templeton, a New Orleans socialite and Mardi Gras Queen.
Sins of the Fathers
5
New Orleans, home of the Mardi Gras, of little lives, unknown names.
A quiet vendetta
6
He would be there to see the beginning of the Mardi Gras.
A quiet vendetta
7
When it comes to Mardi Gras, New Orleans gets all the love.
Reuters
8
It's Mardi Gras and Nell is going out and experiencing the world.
Reuters
9
And if it wasn't Mardi Gras you couldn't get away with it.
The unincorporated man
10
The carnival, the Mardi Gras, the fete, the fiesta, of an election.
Mercenary
11
When you busted those chains during Mardi Gras, I thought, 'Free system, baby!
The unincorporated man
12
Maybe she's using the Mardi Gras break to visit family out of town.
Iron lace
13
The following year Emilie returned once again for the Mardi Gras.
A quiet vendetta
14
You can masquerade and Mardi Gras all year round if you want to.
A Confederacy of Dunces
15
The production won the 2015 Mardi Gras Festival Award for Best Arts Event.
Radio NZ
16
This year, Australia is reflecting on the origins of the Mardi Gras parade.
The Irish Times
Translations for Mardi Gras