mid 16th cent.: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevariumShrovetide, from Latin caro, carn-flesh + levareput away
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英英释义网络释义
noun
1.a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2.a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival;
it was so funny it was a circus
3.a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.