Meaning of Aguinaldo | Babel Free
/[ʔɐ.ɡɪˈn̪al.d̪o]/Definitions
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A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany. countable, uncountable
- A municipality of Ifugao, Philippines.
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A gift given on any other holiday or occasion. countable, uncountable
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Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box. countable, uncountable
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A Christmas carol. Latin-America, countable, uncountable
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A song performed in this style. countable, uncountable
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A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas. countable, uncountable
Examples
“And he bracketed the concert with joyfully Latin pop: opening the show with towering drums onstage and kinetic Afro-Caribbean rhythms and beginning the final song, “Tu Recuerdo” (“Your Memory”), as a Puerto Rican aguinaldo, gently plucked on the rural miniguitar called a cuatro.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.