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Jouvay

Jouvay proper noun: the first day of Carnival, two days before Ash Wednesday.

Proper noun

Jouvay

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) The first day of Carnival, two days before Ash Wednesday.

Questions about Jouvay

What does Jouvay mean?
Jouvay means the first day of Carnival, two days before Ash Wednesday.
What part of speech is Jouvay?
Jouvay is a proper noun.

Words near Jouvay in the dictionary

  1. jousters
  2. jousteth
  3. jousting
  4. joustings
  5. jousts
  6. Jouvay
  7. jouvence blue
  8. Jouy print
  9. Jouy prints
  10. Jouy-en-Josas
  11. Jova

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