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santo

"santo" means "holy, godly" in Spanish. It is number 1232 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

holy, godly; male saint; name day

IPA

/ˈsanto/

Forms in this course

santa, santos

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¡Santo cielo!
  Good grief!
  Tatoeba: pchamorro / DarkHollow
• No soy un santo.
  I'm no saint.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / Spamster
• Él no es un santo.
  He's no saint.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / Spamster

Learned together

In the course, "santo" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• debajo underneath
• enfermo sick, ill
• ocupado occupied
• salido sticking out
• paciente patient
• completo full, complete
• culpable guilty, culpable
• azul blue
• molesto annoyed, vexed

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