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“april” in Latin

The English word april itself goes back to Latin Aprīlis.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

april
Aprilis, with or without mensis. The first of April, Kalendae Apriles. The fifth of April, Nonae Apriles. To make anybody an April fool, ludibrio habere aliquem. April weather, varietas et inconstantia tempestatum; crebra tempestatumcommutatio; caelum varians.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for april?
The usual Latin words for “april” are Aprīlis, mēnsa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.