pessebre

Catalan

Alternative forms

pesebre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pesebre, from Latin praesēpe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [pəˈse.βɾə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pəˈse.bɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [peˈse.bɾe]

Noun

pessebre m (plural pessebres)

nativity, nativity scene
Synonyms: naixement, betlem

Derived terms

pessebrisme
pessebrista
pessebrístic
pessebre vivent

Further reading

“pesebre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“pessebre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“pessebre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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