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santo

santo noun: a wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

Noun

santo (plural santos)

  1. A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
    • A santo may get a new coat of paint on its feast day or at Christmas. Or sometimes, when a prayer has been granted, a Puerto Rican repays his santo with a fresh coat of paint.1972, Shirley Glubok, The Art of the Spanish in the United States and Puerto Rico

Proper noun capitalized: Santo

Santo (plural Santos or Santoes)

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

Forms of santo

Noun
pluralsantos
Proper noun
pluralSantos
pluralSantoes

Plural of santo: santos

Origin of santo

Borrowed from Spanish santo.

From Romance.

Phrases with santo

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Questions about santo

What does santo mean?
Santo means a wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
What part of speech is santo?
Santo can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of santo?
The plural of santo is santos.

Words near santo in the dictionary

  1. Santistevan
  2. Santistevans
  3. santite
  4. Santizo
  5. Santizos
  6. santo
  7. Santo Angel
  8. Santo Antão
  9. Santo António
  10. Santo Cristo
  11. Santo Cristo I

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