Natal

Meaning

Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
Na‧tal
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/naˈtaw/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Doublet of natal. Compare Galician Nadal.

Cognate with Galician
Galician
Nadal

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