natal
Portuguese, adjective/naˈtaw/
natal is spelled N-A-T-A-L (5 letters) and appears 112 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 869th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Natal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “natal (of or relating to birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ao lugar onde se nasceu”.
What does natal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinenatal (of or relating to birth)
- 2
femininemasculinenative (relating to the place where one was born)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao lugar onde se nasceu 2. relativo ao nascimento
noun: 1. uma das principais solenidades cristãs que celebram o nascimento de Jesus Cristo, o Filho de Deus encarnado, comemorada no dia 25 de dezembro 2. cidade brasileira, capital do estado do Rio Grande do Norte 3. antigo nome da atual província de KwaZulu-Natal, na África do Sul 4. prenome masculino
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of natal
- natais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce natal?
- Brazil /naˈtaw/
- Brazil [naˈtaʊ̯]
- Portugal /nɐˈtal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to natal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is natal in Portuguese?
natal appears 112 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).