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saint
/AmE seɪnt , BrE seɪnt, s(ə)nt /
noun
Note
Although the usual translation for saint as a title is san for a man or santa for a woman, santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé, and Toribio.
1 (canonized person) santo m/santa f
she was made a saint in 1912 la canonizaron en 1912
2 Saint (before name) san/santa
Saint Patrick's Day el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
3 (unselfish person) santo m/santa f
he's no saint no es ningún santito (informal)