vassonkh

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vaschanc, vastschang (literally “the pouring of a drink for the fast”), reinterpreted as vastganc (“parade for the fast”), the "fast" being Lent. Cognate with German Fasching.

Noun

vassonkh m (uncountable)

  1. (Sette Comuni) Carnival (festival in the week before Lent)
    Vassonkh is de sait bénne dar mann och hichelt.
    Carnival is the time when even men bray.

References
  • “bassonkh” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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