Etymology

pastorela

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Today it means: A traditional Mexican theater performance that chronicles the journeys of shepherds and shepherdesses on the way to visit the newborn Jesus, typically performed during Advent. Full definition →

Spanish pastorela ← French pastourelle
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pastorela · noun1

  1. French · derived frompastourelle
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompastorela
  3. English todaypastorela

Borrowed from Spanish pastorela, from French pastourelle.

pastorela · noun2

  1. Old Occitan · learned borrowing frompastorela“little shepherdess”
  2. English todaypastorela

Learned borrowing from Old Occitan pastorela (“little shepherdess”), from pastor (“shepherd”) + -ela (feminine diminutive suffix). Compare etymology 1.

Words from the same roots

Frenchpastourelle all →

pastourelle

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