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Fa·sching (fä′s̸hiŋ)

noun

the pre-Lenten period of revelry celebrated in Austria and parts of Germany

Etymology: Ger < MHG vastschang < vast, fast + schanc, a pouring out, hence, draft (of beer, liquor)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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