santa
/ˈsæntə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Ellipsis of Santa Claus.
noun
An instance of someone dressed up as Santa.
name
A female given name from Italian.
name
A municipality of Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
Example Sentences
- "In this sense, there is something truly ideal about our civic Santa religion. One can add to this : who wouldn’t want a boss like Santa? Who doesn’t wish that Americans could produce goods like Santa again?"
- "Mohe, known as China's Arctic Town, holds the record for its lowest-ever temperature of minus 52.3 Celsius (minus 62.1 Fahrenheit), on Feb. 13, 1969. For most visitors, the highlight of a trip is the fulfilment of a long-held wish to meet Santa. "I've achieved my childhood dream," said Huang Liwen, 30, who had travelled to Mohe from Guangdong province in southern China. "It's a real Christmas now in Santa village, where we can see the real Santa Claus ... It was really worth the trip.""
- "They get some pretty fishy Santas in this mall. The one in the food court right now seems like he might be drunk."
- "a plastic Santa waving in time to some music"
- "They get some pretty nice chocolate Santas and chocolate Easter Bunnies in this mall. The ones in the food court right now are making me hungry just looking at them."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Santa