santo

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(san′tō, sän′-; Sp. sän′tô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
san•to  (san′tō, sän′-; Sp. sän′tô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos (-tōz; Sp. -tôs).USA pronunciation 
  1. Religiona carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
  • Latin sānctus
  • American Spanish, Spanish: literally, saint
  • 1630–40, for an earlier sense

'santo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ciudad Guayana - Ciudad Trujillo - Dominican Republic - Espiritu Santo - Espírito Santo - Hispaniola - Madeira - Manila - San Domingo - Santo André - Santo Domingo - Santo Tomé de Guayana - Vitoria - Vitória - campo santo - palo santo

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