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Learn to pronounce san·to

/ˈsantō/
noun
(in Mexico and Spanish-speaking areas of the southwestern US) a religious symbol, especially a wooden representation of a saint.
"I asked Quiroz about his mother and the santos she used to sell - saints that could cure illness or a broken heart"

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