SHROVE TUESDAY


Meaning of SHROVE TUESDAY in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&T

Etymology: Middle English chroftetewesday, from chrofte-, schrof- (as in schroftyde Shrovetide) + tewesday, tuesday Tuesday

: the Tuesday immediately before Ash Wednesday — called also Pancake Day

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