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(also Pancake Tuesday) (BrE)
another name for Shrove Tuesday, when many people eat pancakes in Britain. Traditionally, this was the last day when people could enjoy rich food before Lent.* * *
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Pancake Day
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Pancake Day — Pancake Tuesday n [U and C] BrE ↑Shrove Tuesday, when people in Britain traditionally eat pancakes … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pancake Day — Pancake ,Day noun INFORMAL the Tuesday before the Christian period of LENT begins, when people traditionally eat pancakes: SHROVE TUESDAY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pancake Day — ► NOUN ▪ Shrove Tuesday, when pancakes are traditionally eaten … English terms dictionary
pancake day — noun the last day before Lent • Syn: ↑Mardi Gras, ↑Shrove Tuesday • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑Shrovetide * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
Pancake Day — /ˈpænkeɪk deɪ/ (say pankayk day) noun 1. Shrove Tuesday, on which pancakes were and are traditionally eaten as the last eggs to be consumed before Lent. 2. Colloquial a remote or improbable time: she won t be back till next Pancake Day …
Pancake Day — N UNCOUNT Pancake Day is the popular name for Shrove Tuesday. [BRIT] Syn: Shrove Tuesday … English dictionary
Pancake Day (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pancake Day Type = Album Artist = Victor DeLorenzo Released = 1995 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 67:22 Label = Bachelor Farmer Recordings Producer = Michael Hoffman and Victor DeLorenzo Reviews = Last album = Peter Corey … Wikipedia
Pancake Day — noun Shrove Tuesday. Syn: Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday … Wiktionary
Pancake Day — noun Shrove Tuesday, when pancakes are traditionally eaten … English new terms dictionary
Pancake Day — noun (C, U) BrE informal shrove tuesday, when people in Britain traditionally eat pancakes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
