Natal

Portuguese

/nɐ.ˈtaɫ/, /na.ˈtaw/

proper noun
Definitions
  • Christmas festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese pt, natal inherited from Latin natalis, nātālis [diēs Dominī] (birthday of the Lord) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

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