Polyglot Dictionary

veillée

/veje/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les veillées

Meaning

  1. veillée, a traditional evening gathering in Québec with music, storytelling, and dancing

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Usage notes

A traditional Québécois evening gathering, historically held in rural homes after a day's work, with folk music, storytelling, and dancing -- a cornerstone of Québec's oral folk culture.

Practice

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