English - Turkish
Definition of shrove tuesday in English Turkish dictionary
- büyük perhizin arife günü
- büyük perhizin başlangıcı olan salı günü
- Hrist. büyük perhizin arife günü
English - English
Definition of shrove tuesday in English English dictionary
- The day before the beginning of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten, originally to use up milk and eggs that would otherwise spoil because of not being eaten during Lent
- last day before Lent, last day of Shrovetide (British and Canadians make pancakes on this day)
- Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. People traditionally eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. = Pancake Day. The day before Ash Wednesday. the day before the first day of the Christian period of Lent, when people in Britain traditionally eat pancake s (Shrove from shrive (of a Christian priest) (11-21 centuries), from scrifan; SHRIFT)
- Mardi Gras: the last day before Lent
- Pancake Tuesday
- Pancake Day
shrove tuesday
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shrove Tues·dayPronunciation
Etymology
() From shrove, past tense of shrive, from the mediaeval practice of priests hearing confessions before Lent, and Tuesday.Resimler
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