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santo

/sˈæntoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
san-to
IPA
/sˈæntoʊ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

name

A surname from the Romance languages.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santobor. English santo Borrowed from Spanish santo.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

santos (plural) Santoes (plural)

Phrases

vin santo

Frequently Paired Words

vin santo

Rhymes With

monsanto canto esperanto taranto abanto maranto

Questions

How do you pronounce santo?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæntoʊ/.
What does santo mean?
A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
Where does santo come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santobor. English santo Borrowed from Spanish santo.

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