noun
Poetic name for the eleventh month of the old lunar calendar, literally 'snow-waiting month'. Rare in modern usage; mainly found in classical literature or seasonal references.
See also: 霜月
雪待月は、旧暦十一月の異名の一つです。
Yukimachizuki is one of the alternate names for the eleventh month of the old lunar calendar.
霜月 is the more common traditional name for the eleventh lunar month, while 雪待月 is a rarer, more poetic alternative.
From 雪 (yuki, 'snow') + 待ち (machi, 'waiting') + 月 (tsuki, 'month'), referring to the time of year when one awaits the first snow.