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santeiro.

santero (A man who crafts images of saints)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɐ̃ˈte(j).ɾu/Brazil[sɐ̃ˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/sɐ̃ˈtɐj.ɾu/Portugal/sɐ̃ˈtej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. santero (A man who crafts images of saints)

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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 Galician-Portuguese santo Portuguese santo Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese santeiro From santo + -eiro.

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