réveillon

noun

ré·​veil·​lon

ˌrāvāˈyōⁿ

plural -s

: a festive supper commonly eaten in France following Christmas midnight mass

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French reveillon, from reveiller to awaken, arouse

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