# tió de Nadal

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɪˌəʊ dɛ nəˈdɒl/

## Definitions
1. A traditional Catalan Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is “fed” with gifts each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time it is sung to and beaten with sticks until it “poops”.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan tió de Nadal, from tió (“log”) and Nadal (“Christmas”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tio-de-nadal