pastorela

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English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish pastorela, from French pastourelle.

Noun

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pastorela (plural pastorelas)

  1. A traditional Mexican theater performance that chronicles the journeys of shepherds and shepherdesses on the way to visit the newborn Jesus, typically performed during Advent.

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Old Occitan pastorela (little shepherdess), from pastor (shepherd) +‎ -ela (feminine diminutive suffix). Compare etymology 1.

Noun

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pastorela (plural pastorelas)

  1. (historical) A type of Occitan lyric poetry in which a knight meets a shepherdess.
    1. A work of such poetry.
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pastourelle (little shepherdess). Equivalent to pastor (shepherd) +‎ -ela (feminine diminutive suffix).

Noun

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pastorela f (plural pastorelas)

  1. pastorela

Descendants

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  • English: pastorela

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