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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pentecôte f
- Pentecost, Whitsunday (Whit Sunday, Whitsun)
Descendants
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin pentēcostē, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή (pentēkostḗ, “fiftieth (day)”).
Noun
Pentecôte f
- (Jersey, Christianity) Pentecost
- (Jersey) Whitsun
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 535:A' la Paintecoûte, les grouaïsiaux se goûtent.- Green gooseberries are in perfection at Whitsuntide.