Natal

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497.

Natal

1. A municipality, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
2. A former British colony and province of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.

• alant

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal.

Natal

1. Christmas

From Old Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.ˈtaɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.ˈtaw/
• Homophone: natal
• Hyphenation: Na‧tal
• Rhymes: -aw

Natal m (plural Natais)

1. Christmas (festival observed on December 25 commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ)
2. Natal (a municipality, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
3. Natal (a former colony of the United Kingdom, in southern Africa)

• Marathi: नाताळ (Nātāl)
• Gujarati: નાતાલ (Nātāl)
• Indonesian: Natal
• Tetum: Natál