Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

santon

/sˈæntən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: san-ton
IPA: /sˈæntən/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Muslim holy man.

noun

In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.

name

A hamlet in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9312).

name

A depopulated village near Santon Downham, in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL8287).

name

A parish of the sheading of Middle, Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).

Example Sentences

"Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...]."
"Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche."

Etymology

Borrowed from French santon, from Spanish santón.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: santon

Inflected Forms

santons (plural)

Rhymes With

canton stanton scranton plantain blanton danton manton clanton banton panton branton glanton

Questions

How do you pronounce santon?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæntən/.
What does santon mean?: A Muslim holy man.
Where does santon come from?: It is traced to French.

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