réveillon
See also: reveillon
French
editEtymology
editFrom réveill-, the stem of réveiller (“to wake up”) + -on.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editréveillon m (plural réveillons)
- eve (of Christmas or New Year's)
- fêter le réveillon de Noël ― to celebrate Christmas Eve
- le réveillon du jour de l’an / le réveillon du Nouvel An / le réveillon de Saint-Sylvestre ― New Year's Eve
- a dinner eaten on such an evening
- un réveillon bien arrosé de Saint-Sylvestre
- a New Year's Eve dinner with an ample supply of drinks
Synonyms
edit- (Eve): la veille
Descendants
edit- → Portuguese: réveillon, Réveillon, reveillon
- Romanian: revelion, reveion
- Greek: ρεβεγιόν (revegión)
Further reading
edit- “réveillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French réveillon.
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editréveillon m (plural réveillons)
- a New Year's Eve party, feast or celebration
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