Christmas Around the World Word Search
A free Christmas Around the World word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: SINTERKLAAS, BEFANA, POSADAS, PANETTONE, STOLLEN, PINATA, KRAMPUS, YULETIDE, LUCIA, NAVIDAD, NOEL, JOULU.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Christmas Around the World word list, defined
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- PANETTONE /ˌpænəˈtoʊni/ · noun
- A tall, dome-shaped Italian sweet bread made with enriched dough, yeast, sugar, eggs, and butter, traditionally containing candied fruit and raisins. It is especially associated with Christmas and is often served with coffee or as a dessert. Related: yeast cake, sweet bread, pandolce.
- STOLLEN /ˈʃtɒlən/ (British); /ˈʃtɑːlən/ (US) · noun
- A rich, sweet, yeast-leavened bread containing dried fruit, raisins, or candied peel, traditionally eaten at Christmas in Germany and other German-speaking regions. Related: fruit bread, fruitcake, Christmas fruit bread.
- PINATA /pɪˈnɑːtə/ · noun
- A decorated container filled with sweets, toys, or other small items and hung above the ground to be broken blindfolded with a stick, traditionally as part of a celebration. Related: party game, decorated container, suspended target, celebration game.
- YULETIDE /ˈjuːlətaɪd/ · noun; also adjective
- The Christmas season, especially the festive period leading up to and including Christmas Day. As an adjective, it relates to this season or its celebrations. Related: Christmas season, festive season, Christmastide, holiday season.
- NOEL /noʊˈɛl/ · noun
- A Christmas carol, especially one of the traditional or religious songs sung at Christmas. In French-influenced usage, Noël may also refer to Christmas itself. Related: carol, hymn, song.
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