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English word carnival comes from Italian carnevale (Carnival; festival in the week before Lent.)
carnevale (Italian)
Carnival; festival in the week before Lent.
carnaval (French)
The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball.
carnival (English)
(US English) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.. Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.