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/

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• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Rhymes: -jɔ̃

Noun

réveillon m (plural réveillons)

1. 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

2. 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, reveillon, Réveillon
• 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

• reveillon, Réveillon

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French réveillon.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/ [he.veɪ̯ˈõ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/ [he.veɪ̯ˈõ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.vejˈõ/ [χe.veɪ̯ˈõ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁe.vɐjˈõ/, /ʁɛ.vɐjˈõ/

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

• Rhymes: -õ

Noun

réveillon m (plural réveillons)

1. a New Year's Eve celebration

Further reading

• “réveillon”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “réveillon”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “réveillon”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “réveillon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026