kermesse

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English

Noun

kermesse (plural kermesses)

  1. Alternative form of kirmess

References

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Dutch kermis, a bastardization of kerk (“church”) + mis (“mass”). Compare German Kirmes (“church mass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛʁ.mɛs/
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Noun

kermesse f (plural kermesses)

  1. (Belgium, Northern France) kirmess, fair
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      dans les parcs et les stades, on chantait, on dansait, on riait, on organisait de grandes kermesses tonitruantes.
      In the parks and stadiums, we sang, we danced, we laughed, we organised raucous fêtes.

Descendants

  • → Italian: kermesse
  • → Portuguese: quermesse
  • → Spanish: kermés
  • → Romanian: chermeză
  • → Turkish: kermes

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From French kermesse.

Pronunciation

Noun

kermesse f (invariable)

  1. kermis
  2. social event, gathering, meeting, gala

References

  1. ^ kermesse in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

Noun

kermesse f (plural kermesses)

  1. Obsolete form of quermesse.
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