Fasching
[ fah-shing ]
/ ˈfɑ ʃɪŋ /
noun
a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
Origin of Fasching
1910–15; < German, orig. Bavarian and Austrian dialect; Middle High German
vaschanc, vastschang, perhaps equivalent to
vast- Lent (German
Fasten; see
fast2) +
schanc distribution or pouring of drinks, referring to the dispensing of liquor prohibited during Lent
Example sentences from the Web for fasching
Owing to illness it was postponed to the evening of Fasching Dienstag.
An American Girl in Munich |Mabel W. Daniels