Mardi Gras

Mar·di Gras

noun
\ˈmär-dē-ˌgrä, in New Orleans commonly -ˌgrȯ\

Definition of MARDI GRAS

1

a : Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities b : a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday

2

: a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras

Examples of MARDI GRAS

1. We're going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
2. It was a Mardi Gras to remember!

Origin of MARDI GRAS

French, literally, fat Tuesday

First Known Use: 1699

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with MARDI GRAS

abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh