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Meaning of esquellotada | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1
[əs.kə.ʎuˈta.ðə]

Definitions

  1. charivari for a someone who remarries
    feminine
  2. banging of pots (as a form of protest, etc.)
    feminine

Examples

“I ja per acabar amb aquests rituals al voltant del festeig, no podem deixar d'esmentar l'esquellotada (o esquellada, segons el poble). Quan un viudo o una viuda es tornava a casar, la gent del poble, normalment el jovent o la colla d'amics, agafaven tot de coses que podien fer soroll: esquellots, pots amb pedres, cassoles, etc., i s'aplegaven a la casa del nuvi per fer-li una bona serenata que podia durar fins l'endemà, quan l'acompanyaven al casori.”

And to finish with these festive rituals, we cannot neglect to mention the esquellotada (or esquellada, according to the village). When a widower or a widow remarries, the people of the village, normally the youth or their group of friends, grab everything that could make noise: cowbells, jars full of stones, pots, etc. and gather at the house of the bridegroom to give him a nice serenade which could continue until the next morning when they accompany him to the wedding.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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