santo

/ˈsɐ̃tu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os santos

Meaning

  1. saint

    • O santo foi honrado.

      The saint was honoured.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

santo

santo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "saint."

French

saint

saint is the French word for the same thing — both mean "saint."

Practice

1 What does santo mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ foi honrado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches santo?

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