Spanish Conversation · Level 23
90 words
Spanish word
navideño
Pronunciation
IPA/naβiˈðeɲo/
Meaning
- adjectiveChristmas
Example
La música navideña suena en todas partes.
Christmas music is playing everywhere.
More examples
Visitamos el mercado navideño del pueblo.
We visited the town's Christmas market.
Core concept
Balconies and shop windows hung with decorations and wrapped gifts visible below.
Common phrases
árbol navideño
Christmas tree
mercado navideño
Christmas market
tarjeta navideña
Christmas card
Similar words
festivo: Expresses festivity and merry excitement appropriate to celebrations and special occasions.
familiar: Denotes intimacy and domestic ease in contexts involving family or familiar people.
tradicional: Denotes practices or customs that arise from long-standing cultural habits.
Definition in Spanish
Indica relación con la Navidad o algo propio de esa temporada.
Word origin
Navideño comes from the Spanish noun Navidad (Christmas) together with the adjectival suffix -eño, and Navidad traces back to Latin nativitas 'birth'.
Usage tips
- English speakers should note that navideño corresponds to the adjective 'christmassy' when describing seasonal atmosphere rather than to the noun 'Christmas'.
Other meanings
- christmassyadjective
Related words
- NavidadChristmasnoun
- prenavideñopre-Christmasadjective
- navideñamentein a christmassy wayadverb