First Known Use: 1699
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Mardi Gras
noun Mar·di Gras \ˈmär-dē-ˌgrä, in New Orleans commonly -ˌgrȯ\
: the Tuesday before the beginning of Lent that is often celebrated with parades and parties
Full Definition of MARDI GRAS
1
a : Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities b : a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday
2
: a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras
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Origin of MARDI GRAS
French, literally, fat Tuesday
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Rhymes with MARDI GRAS
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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