"santo" meaning in English

See santo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: santos [plural]
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  1. (art) A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies. Related terms: vin santo, Vin Santo
    Sense id: en-santo-en-noun-UEnvdK73 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Art, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 3 8 2 2 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 6 5 3 2 2 5 1 1 5 5 5 6 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 4 2 14 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 17 5 3 2 1 4 1 1 4 4 4 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 Topics: art, arts

Inflected forms

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