carpa

carp

noun

carpa
feminine noun
1carp (pez)
2big top (de circo); marquee (en parque, la calle)
3tent (tienda de campaña) (Am)

carpa [car’-pah]
noun
1Carp, a fresh-water fish. (Zoology) (f)
2Part of a bunch of grapes which is torn off. (f)
3(Peru) A tent of canvas or cloth. (f)

carpa
sustantivo:femenino
(pez) carp
carpa dorada goldfish
carpa
sustantivo:femenino
1 [de circo] big top
2 (toldo) awning
3 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (tienda de campaña) tent
4 (México) travelling show
In Mexico a carpa is a travelling show held under a big top. Originating in the nationalistic aftermath of the Mexican revolution, carpas toured agricultural communities and mining towns offering a menu of satire, slapstick humour, dramatic sketches and humorous monologues, as well as acrobatics, tightrope walking and other circus entertainments. It was in the carpa that the Mexican comic character, Cantinflas, started life.
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note note See culture box in entry pelado.

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