Quasimodo

See also: quasimodo and quasímodo

English

Etymology 1

From the Latin mass: "quasi modo geniti infantes".

Noun

Quasimodo (plural Quasimodos)

(Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter.

Synonyms

Antipascha
Divine Mercy Sunday
Dominica in albis
Feast of the Divine Mercy
Low Sunday
Octave Day of Easter
Octave of Easter
Quasimodogeniti
Quasimodo Sunday
Renewal Sunday
Second Sunday of Easter
St. Thomas Sunday
Thomas Sunday
White Sunday

Translations

day

German: Weißer Sonntag (de) m, Klein-Ostertag m, Kleinostern n, Barmherzigkeitssonntag m
Italian: quasimodo m
Portuguese: quasímodo m

Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: małe jatšy pl

Etymology 2

From the hunchback character Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Noun

Quasimodo (plural Quasimodos)

A surfing trick performed while crouching.

References

OED 2nd edition 1989

Italian

Proper noun

Quasimodo ?

A surname.
Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer

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