Phrase guide

tió de Nadal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɪˌəʊ dɛ nəˈdɒl/
  • US: /tiˌoʊ dɛ nəˈdɑl/
  • rhymes with -ɒl
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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Catalan Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is “fed” with gifts each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time it is sung to and beaten with sticks until it “poops”.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (“log”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aragonese: tronca de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Aragonese: toza de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Aragonese: tizón de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Aragonese: tronca de Navidat — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Aragonese: toza de Navidat — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Aragonese: tizón de Navidat — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Catalan: tió de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Catalan: tronca de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Catalan: caga tió — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Franco-Provençal: gachafuòc — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • German: Tió de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Occitan: soc de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Occitan: cachafuòc — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Occitan: cachafuec — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Occitan: cachafuèc — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Polish: tió de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Russian: тио́ де Нада́ль (tió de Nadálʹ) — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Spanish: tió de Nadal — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts
  • Spanish: caga tió — a wooden Christmas character that is beaten until it poops gifts