Contextualizebeta

Kris Kringle Mart

noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, analyzable either as (1) a calque of German Christkindlmarkt or (2) a proprialization from Kris Kringle + mart.

  1. derived from mercātus
  2. derived from marcātus
  3. derived from *markat✻
  4. derived from mart

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Christkindlmarkt (“a Christmas market”).

    • and also to the December Kris Kringle Mart in Nürnberg, running from the beginning of the month right up until Christmas.
    • The Kris Kringle Mart (sometimes called Christmas Fair) is in the city square right in front of the Catholic Church.
    • Throughout the country, Christmas markets — sometimes known as Kris Kringle marts— begin opening during the last week of November.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Kris Kringle Mart. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA