yule log

noun

A large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.

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Christmas blockYule blockYule clog
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Meanings

yule log1

nounyule log (plural yule logs)

plural yule logs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yule log.

Yule log2

nounYule log (plural Yule logs)

plural Yule logs · alternative yule log

  1. A large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.

    Synonyms: Christmas block, Yule block, Yule clog

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.

Similar
Christmas blockYule blockYule clog
Also see
christmas log

Origin

From Yule + log.

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Translations

Basque gabon-zuzi, gabon-subil
  • gabon-zuzilog burned on Christmas Eve
  • gabon-subillog burned on Christmas Eve
  • gabon-zurilog burned on Christmas Eve
Bulgarian бъ́дник
  • бъ́дник (bắdnik)log burned on Christmas Eve
Chinese Cantonese 樹頭蛋糕 /树头蛋糕
  • 樹頭蛋糕 /树头蛋糕 (syu⁶ tau⁴ daan⁶ gou¹)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Chinese Mandarin 聖誕樹幹蛋糕 /圣诞树干蛋糕
  • 聖誕樹幹蛋糕 /圣诞树干蛋糕 (shèngdàn shùgàn dàngāo)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Czech vánoční poleno
  • vánoční polenolog burned on Christmas Eve
Dutch joelblok, kerststronk
  • joelbloklog burned on Christmas Eve
  • kerststronklog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • kerstboomstamlog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • kerstbuchelog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Estonian suur puuhalg
  • suur puuhalglog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Finnish jouluhalko, jouluhalko
  • jouluhalkolog burned on Christmas Eve
  • jouluhalkolog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
French bûche de Noël, buche de Noël
  • bûche de Noëllog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • buche de Noëllog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
German Christklotz, Christbrand
  • Christklotzlog burned on Christmas Eve
  • Christbrandlog burned on Christmas Eve
  • Christblocklog burned on Christmas Eve
  • Weihnachtsscheitlog burned on Christmas Eve
  • Bûche de Noëllog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Icelandic jóladrumbur, jóladrumbur
  • jóladrumburlog burned on Christmas Eve
  • jóladrumburlog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Italian ceppo di Natale, ceppo natalizio
  • ceppo di Natalelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • ceppo nataliziolog burned on Christmas Eve
  • ciocco nataliziolog burned on Christmas Eve
  • ciocco di Natalelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • tronchetto di Natalelog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Japanese ビュッシュ・ド・ノエル, ブッシュ・ド・ノエル
  • ビュッシュ・ド・ノエル (byusshu do Noeru)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • ブッシュ・ド・ノエル (busshu do Noeru)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Korean 뷔슈 드 노엘
  • 뷔슈 드 노엘 (bwisyu deu No'el)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Norwegian Bokmål julestubbe, julekubbe
  • julestubbelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • julekubbelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • julestubbelog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • julekubbelog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Persian بوش دو نوئل
  • بوش دو نوئل (buš do no'el)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Polish polano bożonarodzeniowe, bûche de Noël
  • polano bożonarodzeniowelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • bûche de Noëllog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Portuguese lenha de Natal, tronco de Natal
  • lenha de Natallog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • tronco de Natallog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Russian свя́точное поле́но, рожде́ственское поле́но
  • свя́точное поле́но (svjátočnoje poléno)log burned on Christmas Eve
  • рожде́ственское поле́но (roždéstvenskoje poléno)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Spanish tronco de Navidad, tronco navideño
  • tronco de Navidadlog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • tronco navideñolog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Swedish julstubbe, julstubbe
  • julstubbelog burned on Christmas Eve
  • julstubbelog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Ukrainian бюш-де-Ное́ль, різдвя́не полі́но
  • бюш-де-Ное́ль (bjuš-de-Noélʹ)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
  • різдвя́не полі́но (rizdvjáne políno)log-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Vietnamese bánh khúc cây
  • bánh khúc câylog-shaped cake covered in chocolate
Welsh boncyff Nadolig, cyff Nadolig
  • boncyff Nadoliglog burned on Christmas Eve
  • cyff Nadoliglog burned on Christmas Eve
Cite this entry
APA

yule log. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yule%20log

MLA

“yule log.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yule%20log. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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