carnival

noun

a traveling show

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

Roots

carocarn- · Latin · flesh, meat

Synonyms for carnival

circusn fairadj festivaln fiestan festivityn kermis sideshown galan jamboreen saturnalian

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