"stinco di santo" meaning in Italian

See stinco di santo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: stinchi di santo [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “shin of saint”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|shin of saint}} “shin of saint”, {{lit|shin of saint}} Literally, “shin of saint” Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} stinco di santo m (plural stinchi di santo)
  1. (figurative, humorous) saint, angel Tags: figuratively, humorous, masculine
    Sense id: en-stinco_di_santo-it-noun-eUR-buai Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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