Navidad

See also: navidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Spanish natividad, from Latin nātīvitās (“birth”), from nativus, from perfect passive participle natus (“born”), from deponent verb nasci (“be born”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nabiˈdad/, [naβiˈðað]
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Rhymes: -að

Proper noun

Navidad f (plural Navidades, generally capitalized)

Nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas; the feast day celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
(sometimes used in the plural) Christmastide, Christmas time, Christmas season, the time between Christmas and Epiphany

Alternative forms

navidad (Christmas day)

Related terms

navideño

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