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): /ʁɛ.vɐjˈõ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛ.bejˈõ/ [ʁɛ.βejˈõ]
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛ.vejˈõ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɛ.veˈõ/

Noun

réveillon m (plural réveillons)

a New Year's Eve party, feast or celebration

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