Pai Natal

See also: pai natal

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of French Père Noël.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpaj nɐˈtal/ [ˈpaj nɐˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpaj nɐˈta.li/

Proper noun

Pai Natal m

  1. (Portugal) Santa Claus
    Synonym: (Brazil) Papai Noel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gujarati: નાતાલ દાદા (nātāl dādā) (partial calque)
  • Sinhalese: නත්තල් සීය (nattal sīya) (partial calque)
  • Tamil: நத்தார் தாத்தா (nattār tāttā) (partial calque)