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santo.

holy, sacred

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsanto/[ˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ]
  1. holy, sacred

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

noun/ˈsanto/[ˈs̺an̪.t̪ʊ]
  1. saint

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

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