Yule log

See also: yule log

English

Alternative forms

• yule log

Etymology

Yule +‎ log

Pronunciation

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Noun

a Yule log cake

Yule log (plural Yule logs)

1. A large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.

   Synonyms: (archaic) Christmas block, Yule block, Yule clog

2. A log-shaped Christmas sponge cake, covered in chocolate, traditionally from French-speaking countries.

Coordinate terms

• tió de Nadal

Translations

log burned on Christmas Eve

• Albanian: Buzmi m
• Basque: gabon-zuzi, gabon-subil, gabon-zuri
• Bulgarian: бъ́дник m (bǎ́dnik)
• Czech: vánoční poleno m
• Dutch: joelblok n
• Finnish: jouluhalko (fi)
• Franco-Provençal: (Dauphinois) gachafuòc m
• Galician: tizón de Nadal m, cepo de Nadal m
• German: Christklotz m, Christbrand m, Christblock m, Weihnachtsscheit n
• Icelandic: jóladrumbur m
• Italian: ceppo di Natale m, ceppo natalizio m, ciocco natalizio m, ciocco di Natale m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: julestubbe m, julekubbe m

  Nynorsk: julekubbe m, julestubbe m

• Occitan: cachafuòc m

  Provençal: cachafuec m, (Niçard) cachafuèc m

• Russian: свя́точное поле́но n (svjátočnoje poléno)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ба̏дња̄к m

  Roman: bȁdnjāk (sh) m

• Swedish: julstubbe c
• Welsh: boncyff Nadolig m, cyff Nadolig m

log-shaped cake covered in chocolate

• Armenian: սուրբծննդյան գերան (surbcnndyan geran)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 樹頭蛋糕／树头蛋糕 (syu⁶ tau⁴ daan⁶ gou¹)

  Mandarin: 聖誕樹幹蛋糕／圣诞树干蛋糕 (shèngdàn shùgàn dàngāo)

• Dutch: kerststronk (nl) m, kerstboomstam m
• Estonian: suur puuhalg
• Finnish: jouluhalko (fi)
• French: bûche de Noël (fr) f, (1990 reform spelling) buche de Noël (fr) f
• Galician: tronco de Nadal m
• German: Bûche de Noël f
• Icelandic: jóladrumbur m
• Italian: tronchetto di Natale m
• Japanese: ビュッシュ・ド・ノエル (byusshu do Noeru), ブッシュ・ド・ノエル (busshu do Noeru)
• Korean: 뷔슈 드 노엘 (bwisyu deu No'el)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: julestubbe m, julekubbe m

  Nynorsk: julekubbe m, julestubbe m

• Persian: بوش دو نوئل (buš do no'el)
• Portuguese: lenha de Natal f
• Russian: рожде́ственское поле́но n (roždéstvenskoje poléno)
• Spanish: tronco de Navidad m, tronco navideño m
• Swedish: julstubbe c
• Ukrainian: бюш-де-Ное́ль f (bjuš-de-Noélʹ), різдвя́не полі́но n (rizdvjáne políno)
• Vietnamese: bánh khúc cây