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Meaning of Ash Wednesday | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
æʃ wɛnz.dɛɪ

Definitions

  1. The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
  2. A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries

Equivalents

Català Dimecres de Cendra
Čeština popeleční středa
Deutsch Aschermittwoch
Español miércoles de ceniza
Suomi tuhkakeskiviikko
Français mercredi des cendres
Gaeilge Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
Magyar hamvazószerda
Bahasa Indonesia Rabu Abu
Italiano ceneri Mercoledì delle Ceneri
日本語 灰の水曜日
한국어 재의 수요일
Latina fēria quārta cinerum
Bahasa Melayu Rabu Abu
Malti Ras ir-Randan
Nederlands Aswoensdag
Polski popielcowy Popielec Środa Popielcowa
Português Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
Русский Пепельная среда
Svenska askonsdag
Kiswahili Jumatano ya Majivu
Tagalog Miyerkoles ng Abo

Examples

“Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name of Ash-Wednesday.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ash weevil ash-blond ash-blonde Ash-cum-Ridley ash-gray leaf bug ash-heap

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