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FASTNACHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fastnacht mean?
• FASTNACHT (noun)
The noun FASTNACHT has 1 sense:
1. doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday
Familiarity information: FASTNACHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("fastnacht" is a kind of...):
raised doughnut (a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder)
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