quaresima
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Italian
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima (“the fortieth part; Lent”), substantive of quadrāgēsimus (“fortieth”). Doublet of quadragesima, which was a borrowing.
Noun
quaresima f (plural quaresime)