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Vinony

Santo

proper noun

  1. male given name
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From Romance.

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂néktider. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-jōder. Proto-Italic *sankjō Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santobor. English santo Borrowed from Spanish santo.

  1. A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.

    “A santo may get a new coat of paint on its feast day or at Christmas. Or sometimes, when a prayer has been granted, a Puerto Rican repays his santo with a fresh coat of paint.”