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nato.

born (having a character or quality from birth)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈna.tu/Brazil/ˈna.tu/Portugal
  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)

    specifically
    Somos brasileiros natos, mas nosso avô foi naturalizado.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātuslbor. Portuguese nato Learned borrowing from Latin nātus. Doublet of nado.

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