tió de Nadal
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (“log”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittió de Nadal (plural tions de Nadal)
- 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;
Translations
edita wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
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Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom tió (“cut off stump”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittió de Nadal m (plural tions de Nadal)
- 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 […]
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (“cut off stump”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittió de Nadal m (plural tiós de Nadal)
- tió de Nadal
- Synonym: (colloquial) caga tió
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