Ramadan
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: IslamRamadanRam‧a‧dan /ˈræmədæn, -dɑːn, ˌræməˈdɑːn, -ˈdæn/ noun [uncountable] RRIthe ninth month of the Muslim year, during which Muslims do not eat or drink anything between sunrise and sunsetExamples from the CorpusRamadan• One Ramadan day she had the sores; the following day they had disappeared.• In the last hour before the breaking of the Ramadan fast, the courtyards and rooftops were filling with people.Origin Ramadan (1500-1600) Arabic ramad “dryness”