réveillon
See also: reveillon
French
Etymology
From réveill-, the stem of réveiller (“to wake up”) + -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃/, /ʁe.ve.jɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -jɔ̃
Noun
réveillon 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
- (Eve): la veille
Descendants
- → Portuguese: réveillon, Réveillon, reveillon
- Romanian: revelion, reveion
- Greek: ρεβεγιόν (revegión)
Further reading
- “réveillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Réveillon, reveillon
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French réveillon.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/ [he.veɪ̯ˈõ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/ [χe.veɪ̯ˈõ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁe.vɐjˈõ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈõ/
Noun
réveillon m (plural réveillons)
- a New Year's Eve party, feast or celebration