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san·be·ni·to | \ ˌsan-bə-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō 
, ˌsam- \
, ˌsam- \ plural sanbenitos
Definition of sanbenito
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being reconciled to the church
2 : a Spanish Inquisition garment resembling a scapular and being either yellow with red crosses for the penitent or black with painted devils and flames for the impenitent condemned to an auto-da-fé
San Benito
geographical nameSan Be·ni·to | \ ˌsan-bə-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō \
\Definition of San Benito (Entry 2 of 2)
city in southernmost Texas northwest of Brownsville population 24,250
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The first known use of sanbenito was circa 1560
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