santero
Spanish, noun/sanˈteɾo/
santero is spelled S-A-N-T-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 67,533rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Santero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “devotee of a saint or saints; santero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does santero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
excessively devoted to saints
- 2
saint
noun
- 1
masculinedevotee of a saint or saints; santero
- 2
masculinepractitioner of santería
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of santero
- santera feminine
- santeros masculine plural
- santeras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce santero?
- /sanˈteɾo/
- [sãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to santero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is santero in Spanish?
santero appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).