"santo" meaning in Tagalog

See santo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsanto/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈsan̪.t̪o] [Standard-Tagalog], /sanˈto/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɐn̪ˈt̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: santo [canonical], santó [canonical], santa [feminine], ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ [Baybayin], Santo [alternative], Sto. [alternative]
Rhymes: -anto, -o Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|santo}} Borrowed from Spanish santo, {{der|tl|osp|sancto}} Old Spanish sancto, {{der|tl|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus Head templates: {{tl-adj|+|b=+|f=santa|head2=santó}} santo or santó (feminine santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)
  1. referring to an important figure, item, or event which had a masculine gender in Spanish: holy; sacred (used in certain expressions) Synonyms: banal
    Sense id: en-santo-tl-adj-9pLzpEwl Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 67 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 54 26 20 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 57 24 19

Noun

IPA: /ˈsanto/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈsan̪.t̪o] [Standard-Tagalog], /sanˈto/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɐn̪ˈt̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: santo [canonical], santó [canonical], santa [feminine], ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ [Baybayin], Santo [alternative], Sto. [alternative]
Rhymes: -anto, -o Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|santo}} Borrowed from Spanish santo, {{der|tl|osp|sancto}} Old Spanish sancto, {{der|tl|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus Head templates: {{tl-noun|+|b=+|f=santa|head2=santó}} santo or santó (feminine santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)
  1. saint (especially a male saint)
    Sense id: en-santo-tl-noun-Nw56Pmvl Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 28 40 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 28 40 32
  2. image or statue of a saint
    Sense id: en-santo-tl-noun-Fk0ZkmVt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Araw ng mga Santo, kasanto-santuhan, kasantuhan, pagkasanto, santo-santo, santo-santuhan, Santong Sulat, santuhin

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Santo Papa"
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}

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