nato
Portuguese, adjective/ˈna.tu/
nato is spelled N-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,234th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nato is a Portuguese adjective meaning “born (having a character or quality from birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
born (having a character or quality from birth)
Ela é uma escritora nata.
- 2
innate (present from birth)
A criatividade dela é nata.
- 3
born in a place (often implying strong identification with the location or local culture)
Ele é nordestino nato!
- 4
by birth (having a nationality due to being born in the country)
Somos brasileiros natos, mas nosso avô foi naturalizado.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: ver OTAN (Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte)
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 nato
- nata feminine
- natos masculine plural
- natas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nato?
- Brazil /ˈna.tu/
- Portugal /ˈna.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nato in Portuguese?
nato appears 4.5 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).