caramelles
/kəɾəˈmɛləz/
CA
Traditional Catalan Easter songs sung by groups of singers who go from door to door collecting money for charitable causes
Els nens surten a cantar caramelles per Setmana Santa a Catalunya.
Children go out singing caramelles during Holy Week in Catalonia.
Etymology
Derived from the Catalan word 'caramella', which originally referred to a small sugar candy or sweet, likely because singers were historically rewarded with sweets when collecting donations. The term became associated with the Easter singing tradition by the 18th century.
Memory Aid
Remember 'caramelles' sounds like 'caramel' — early singers received caramel (sweets) as a reward for singing these traditional songs.
Collocations
cantar caramellesgrups de caramellescaramelles de Setmana Santa
Related Words
Setmana SantaCatalunyacanttradiciódonacions