transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmär-dē-ˌgrä, in New Orleans commonly ]
-ˌgrȯ noun
Etymology: French, literally, fat Tuesday
Date: 1699
1.
a. : Shrove Tuesday often observed (as in New Orleans) with parades and festivities
b. : a carnival period climaxing on Shrove Tuesday
2. : a festive occasion resembling a pre-Lenten Mardi Gras