Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   San·ta Claus

   /ˈsan(t)ə ˌklôz/

   

   • 1. an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on Christmas. He is conventionally pictured as a jolly old man from the far north, with a long white beard and red garments trimmed with white fur.

   Word Origin originally a US usage, alteration of Dutch dialect Sante Klaas ‘St Nicholas’.

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less