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corentena

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Galician

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Etymology

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A semi-leaned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin quarentena.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corentena f (plural corentenas)

  1. (medicine) quarantine
  2. (now rare) Lent
    • 1992, Pegerto Saavedra, A vida cotiá en Galicia de 1550 a 1850:
      A corentena e as vixilias notábanse moito na alimentación, sobre todo na dos grupos privilexiados e urbanos, que tiñan que mercar na praza comestibles. Abandonábase o consumo de carne, e ás veces o de leite e ovos...
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  3. forties (age)
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