"santon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: santons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French santon, from Spanish santón. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|santon}} French santon, {{uder|en|es|santón}} Spanish santón Head templates: {{en-noun}} santon (plural santons)
  1. A Muslim holy man.
    Sense id: en-santon-en-noun-6CwbDY8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 78 22
  2. In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
    Sense id: en-santon-en-noun-5R-i9WCp

Inflected forms

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