What does nata in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word nata in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nata in Portuguese.

The word nata in Portuguese means cream, butterfat, the richest part, nata, nata, nata, nata, nata coalhada, desnatar, desnatar. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word nata

cream, butterfat, the richest part

nata

noun (fat at top of milk bottle)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

nata

noun (milk: fatty layer)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A nata é removida quando o leite é processado.
Cream is removed when processing milk.

nata

noun (figurative, invariable (the best) (figurado, o melhor)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The Royal Air Force took only the cream of Britain's young men and women.

nata

noun (surface of milk)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Eu esqueci da minha caneca de chocolate quente que até formou nata por cima.
I left my mug of hot chocolate for so long that a skin formed over the top.

nata coalhada

noun (UK (dairy product)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

desnatar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (remove from the surface) (remover da superfície)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The housewife skimmed the cream off the fresh milk to make butter.

desnatar

transitive verb (remove fat from top of) (remover a gordura da superfície)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
After milking the cows, we skimmed the fat off the milk and made butter.

Let's learn Portuguese

So now that you know more about the meaning of nata in Portuguese, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Portuguese.

Do you know about Portuguese

Portuguese (português) is a Roman language native to the Iberian peninsula of Europe. It is the only official language of Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde. Portuguese has between 215 and 220 million native speakers and 50 million second language speakers, for a total of about 270 million. Portuguese is often listed as the sixth most spoken language in the world, third in Europe. In 1997, a comprehensive academic study ranked Portuguese as one of the 10 most influential languages in the world. According to UNESCO statistics, Portuguese and Spanish are the fastest growing European languages after English.