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santo

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 N T OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from the Romance languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Romance.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh2k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh2nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santobor. English santo Borrowed from Spanish santo.

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