"réveillon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʁe.vɛ.jɔ̃/, /ʁe.ve.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--réveillon.ogg [Paris] Forms: réveillons [plural]
Rhymes: -jɔ̃ Etymology: From réveill-, the stem of réveiller (“to wake up”) + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|réveiller|-on|gloss1=to wake up}} réveiller (“to wake up”) + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} réveillon m (plural réveillons)
  1. eve (of Christmas or New Year's) Tags: masculine Synonyms (Eve): la veille
    Sense id: en-réveillon-fr-noun-MV9iU3fC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'Eve': 69 31
  2. a dinner eaten on such an evening Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-réveillon-fr-noun-UmqDGUu-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for réveillon meaning in French (2.7kB)

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