santero

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English

Noun

santero (plural santeros)

  1. A man who crafts santos (religious statues).
    Coordinate term: santera

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Spanish

Etymology

From santo +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈteɾo/ [sãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: san‧te‧ro

Adjective

santero (feminine santera, masculine plural santeros, feminine plural santeras)

  1. excessively devoted to saints
  2. (relational) saint
    • 2015 September 18, “Los cubanos esperan al Papa del deshielo”, in El País[1]:
      El catolicismo convive en Cuba, de igual a igual, con los cultos afrocubanos enraizados en las religiones que trajeron los esclavos, y el esencial sincretismo de la isla hace que muchos cubanos combinen sus ritos santeros con ir a misa.
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Noun

santero m (plural santeros, feminine santera, feminine plural santeras)

  1. devotee of a saint or saints; santero
  2. (Cuba) practitioner of santería

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