"Christmas light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Christmas lights [plural]
Etymology: Christmas + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Christmas|light}} Christmas + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} Christmas light (plural Christmas lights)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) One of the electric lights used at Christmas to decorate a tree, house, etc. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Christmas, Light sources Synonyms: fairy light [UK], fairy lamp Translations (Christmas lights (plural)): julelys [neuter] (Danish), kerstverlichting [feminine] (Dutch), karácsonyfaégő (Hungarian), karácsonyi kivilágítás (Hungarian), jólaljós [neuter] (Icelandic), julelys [neuter] (Norwegian), pisca-pisca [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), luz de Natal (usually in the plural "luzes de Natal") [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), solas Nollaige (usually in the plural "solais Nollaige") [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), luz de Navidad (usually in the plural "luces de Navidad") [feminine] (Spanish), julbelysning [common-gender] (Swedish), julgransljus (english: on a Christmas tree) [neuter] (Swedish)

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