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tió_de_Nadal
tió de Nadal
English
Noun
tió de Nadal (plural tions de Nadal)
- A mythical Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is "fed" each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time is is sung to and beaten with sticks until it "poops" out gifts.
- 1991 — Centre Unesco de Catalunya, Catalònia Culture, page 13
- Another ritual to do with trees is the tió de Nadal, the Yule log that becomes fertile and "craps" sweets and presents;
- 1991 — Centre Unesco de Catalunya, Catalònia Culture, page 13
Translations
a mythical Christmas character
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Catalan
Etymology
From tió (“cut off stump”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).
Noun
tió de Nadal m (plural tions de Nadal)
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (“cut off stump”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).
Noun
tió de Nadal m (plural tiós de Nadal)