kermesse

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English

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Noun

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kermesse (plural kermesses)

  1. Alternative form of kirmess

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From Dutch kermis, a bastardization of kerk (church) + mis (mass). Compare German Kirmes (church mass).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛʁ.mɛs/
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Noun

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kermesse f (plural kermesses)

  1. (Belgium, Northern France) kirmess, fair
    • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:
      dans les parcs et les stades, on chantait, on dansait, on riait, on organisait de grandes kermesses tonitruantes.
      In the parks and stadiums, we sang, we danced, we laughed, we organised raucous fêtes.

Descendants

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  • Italian: kermesse
  • Portuguese: quermesse
  • Spanish: kermés
  • Romanian: chermeză
  • Turkish: kermes

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From French kermesse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kermesse f (invariable)

  1. kermis
  2. social event, gathering, meeting, gala

References

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  1. ^ kermesse in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Noun

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kermesse f (plural kermesses)

  1. Obsolete form of quermesse.