nata

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) cream (oily part of milk)
2. (feminine, in-plural) whipped cream
3. (feminine, figuratively) cream of the crop (the best of something)
4. (feminine, figuratively) the elite; high society
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of pastel de nata

Adj

feminine singular of nato

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nato

1. born (having a character or quality from birth)
2. innate (present from birth)
3. born in a place (often implying strong identification with the location or local culture)
4. (specifically) by birth (having a nationality due to being born in the country)

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Concepts

cream

cream of the crop

custard

🍮

pick

⛏️

coffee cream

light cream

single cream

Synonyms

creme

Translations

crème

panna

room

Rahm

Sahne

nata

crema

nata

crema

Obers

kaymak

Creme

crème de la crème

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈna.tɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: matta

Cognate with Hebrew: מיטה

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *natta, variant of Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician (compare Hebrew מיטה \ מִטָּה (mitá, “bed, couch”)).