aplec
/əˈplɛs/
CA
Christmas Eve
Anem a sopar a casa de la àvia la nit de aplec.
We go to have dinner at grandma's house on Christmas Eve night.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'adplacitum', meaning 'pleasing gathering', entering Catalan via Old Occitan. It historically referred to any festive gathering before a major holiday, before narrowing to refer specifically to Christmas Eve in most Catalan-speaking regions.
Memory Aid
Think of 'apleç' sounding like 'approach' – it's the approach to Christmas!
Collocations
nit de aplecapleç de Nadal
Synonyms
vigília de Nadal
Related Words
Nadalvigíliasopar