Yuletide
(Inglês)
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).
- (Australia, countable, regional, uncountable) The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to Christmas, which originated as a marketing gimmick.
Freqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈjuːlˌtaɪd/
Etimologia (Inglês)
In summary
Though attested late (c. 1475), probably dates back to Old English *ġēoltīd (literally “Christmas season”). See there for more; equivalent to Yule + -tide.
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