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santo.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes 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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