betlehemezés

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From betlehemez (“to perform a nativity play or sing Christmas carols”) +‎ -és (noun-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɛtlɛhɛmɛzeːʃ] Hyphenation: bet‧le‧he‧me‧zés Rhymes: -eːʃ === Noun === betlehemezés (plural betlehemezések) A Christmas folk custom in which boys or men go from house to house with a portable nativity scene, performing nativity plays, singing Christmas carols (and collecting donations). Synonym: betlehemjárás ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === betlehemezés in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).