The story
- Dutch · borrowed fromSinterklaas
- English todaySinterklaas
From Dutch Sinterklaas. Doublet of Santa Claus.
Words from the same roots
DutchSinterklaas all →
Santa Claus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sinterklaas
Today it means: Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who (in the Low Countries and other parts of Europe) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6. Full definition →
Dutch Sinterklaas