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santo

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. santo (noun)
  2. santo niño (noun)
  3. Santo André (geographical name)
  4. Santo Domingo (geographical name)
  5. campo santo (noun)
  6. palo santo (noun)
  7. pau santo (noun)
  8. Espírito Santo (geographical name)
  9. Espiritu Santo (geographical name)
  10. Dominican Republic (geographical name)
  11. Hispaniola (geographical name)

san·to

noun \ˈsän-(ˌ)tō\
plural santos

Definition of SANTO

: a painted or carved wooden image of a saint common especially in Mexico and the southwestern United States

Origin of SANTO

Spanish, literally, saint, from Late Latin sanctus — more at saint
First Known Use: 1834

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