nata
Spanish, noun
nata is spelled N-A-T-A (4 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,055th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cream (dairy product)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of nato. With a tilde, ñata is a different word: “nose”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla…”.
What does nata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecream (dairy product)
- 2
feminineskin (on boiled milk)
- 3
feminineelite
- 4
femininewhipped cream; custard
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of nato
noun
- 1
femininefeminine singular of ñato
- 2
colloquialfemininenose
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of ñato
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Capa cremosa que se forma encima de la leche, ya sea por dejarla en reposo o por hervirla y luego dejarla enfriar. 2. Substancia grasa que se encuentra en la leche cruda -no procesada-, que puede separarse de ésta por un proceso de centrifugado, o dejándola reposar. Se usa principalmente como ingrediente en repostería y para elaborar mantequilla. 3. Capa análoga a la nata₁ que se forma en algunos licores. 4. La parte más rica y selecta de una cosa.
noun: 1. Nariz, en especial si es prominente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nata
- natas plural
- ñatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to nata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nata in Spanish?
nata appears 2.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).