I. |santə|anə noun
( plural santa ana or santa anas )
Usage: usually capitalized S&A
Etymology: from Santa Ana, pueblo in north central New Mexico
1.
a. : a Keres people occupying a pueblo in New Mexico
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Santa Ana people
II. noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&A
Etymology: from Santa Ana mountains, range in southwestern California where the wind is channeled through the Santa Ana canyon whence it spreads over the coastal plain
: a strong hot dry foehn wind from the north, northeast, or east in southern California