Ramadan
noun /ˈræmədæn/
/ˈrɑːmədɑːn/
[uncountable, countable]- the 9th month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat or drink between dawn and sunsetTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originfrom Arabic ramaḍān, from ramaḍa ‘be hot’. The lunar reckoning of the Muslim calendar brings the fast eleven days earlier each year, eventually causing Ramadan to occur in any season; originally it was supposed to be in one of the hot months.