Gras in french means fat
'gras' means 'fat' in French.
Fat tuesday- it's french
Bon, in french, means good. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday.' Saying Bon Mardi Gras is the english equivilant to saying Happy Mardi Gras.
Are you sure this is spanish? It seems more french to me. In french it means - I love you fat. Perhaps you mistook gras for gros which would mean big or lots. Hope this helps.
Mardi=Tuesday Gras=Fat Both are french words that when translated to english from Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
"does 'Mardi gras' mean 'merry times' - 'Fat Tuesday' - or 'Spring Welcome'? (well, fat means 'gras' in French, and Tuesday is spelled 'mardi' ...)
Because it's a French expression and in French adjectives come after their nouns.
"French duck liver" in French is "foie gras de canard français."
Mardi Gras anywhere is always the day before lent starts!
The French
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Mardi Gras is always celebrated on a Tuesday. In French, "mardi" means Tuesday and "gras" means fat.