Santo
noun, plural santos
[san-tohz, sahn-; Spanish sahn-taws] /ˈsæn toʊz, ˈsɑn-; Spanish ˈsɑn tɔs/ (Show IPA)
1.
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
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