SANTO


Meaning of SANTO in English

/san"toh, sahn"-/ ; Sp. /sahn"taw/ , n. , pl. santos /-tohz/ ; Sp. /-taws/ .

a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.

[ 1630-40, for an earlier sense; sanctus ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .