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vacacional

holiday

adjective bah-kah-syoh-NAHL Rare

Also means

vacation-related

Usage Note

Vacacional is a relational adjective meaning 'pertaining to holidays or vacation' (período vacacional, holiday period; destino vacacional, holiday destination). It modifies nouns and cannot be used predicatively the way de vacaciones can. It is mainly a written, journalistic register word.

Examples

"El período vacacional de verano es muy largo."

Natural Translation

The summer holiday period is very long.

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