Entroido

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Galician

Entroido cowntdown in Xinzo, Galicia

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Etymology

13th century. From Latin introitus, "entering", referred to the year. Cognate with Portuguese entrudo, Mirandese antruido and Asturian antroxu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /enˈtɾojðo̝/, /anˈtɾojðo̝/, /enˈtɾujðo̝/

Noun

Entroido m (plural Entroidos)

  1. Shrovetide (days immediately preceding Lent, which are traditionally considered a festive occasion, marked by parades and carnivals)
    Synonym: carnaval
    • 1363, Emilio Duro Peña, editor, El Monasterio de S. Pedro de Rocas y su colección documental, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 208:
      Et darnos edes vos e as ditas vosas vozes por dereitura cada ano pola festa dentroydo hua boa galina
      And you and your heirs should give to us, because of this right, a good hen by the festivities of Shrovetide
    • 1447, Manuel Lucas Álvarez, Pedro Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 518:
      et daredes en cada huun anno huun par de gallinas ãã dita oveença por cada dia de domingo de Entroydo
      and you should give, every year, a pair of hens to that chapter, each Shrove Sunday

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