SANTA CLAUS


Meaning of SANTA CLAUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsan-tə-ˌklȯz also ]

ˈsan-tē- noun

Etymology: modification of Dutch Sinterklaas, alteration of Sint Nikolaas Saint Nicholas

Date: 1773

: a plump white-bearded and red-suited old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to good children at Christmastime — called also Santa

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.