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a tió de Nadal

Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (log) and Nadal (Christmas).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɪˌəʊ dɛ nəˈdɒl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /tiˌoʊ dɛ nəˈdɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒl
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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tió de Nadal (plural tions de Nadal)

  1. A traditional Catalan Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is “fed” with gifts each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time it is sung to and beaten with sticks until it “poops”.
    • 1991, Catalònia Culture, Centre Unesco de Catalunya, page 13:
      Another ritual to do with trees is the tió de Nadal, the Yule log that becomes fertile and “craps” sweets and presents;

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From tió (cut off stump) and Nadal (Christmas).

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Noun

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tió de Nadal m (plural tions de Nadal)

  1. tió de Nadal (wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it "defecates" gifts)
    Synonyms: tronca de Nadal, (colloquial) caga tió
    • 1991, Catalònia Culture, numbers 25-31, page 54:
      Un altre ritual arbori és el del tió de Nadal, la soca revella que esdevé fecunda i "caga" llaminadures i regals []
      Another tree-related ritual is that of the Christmas log, the very old trunk that becomes fertile and "shits" out sweets and gifts []

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (cut off stump) and Nadal (Christmas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtjo de naˈdal/ [ˌt̪jo ð̞e naˈð̞al]
  • Syllabification: tió de Na‧dal

Noun

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tió de Nadal m (plural tiós de Nadal)

  1. tió de Nadal
    Synonym: (colloquial) caga tió
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