santuario
Spanish, noun/sanˈtwaɾjo/
santuario is spelled S-A-N-T-U-A-R-I-O (9 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,830th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Santuario is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “sanctuary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Templo destinado al culto de un santo, profeta u otra figura importante”.
What does santuario mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesanctuary
- 2
masculineshrine
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Templo destinado al culto de un santo, profeta u otra figura importante. 2. Por extensión, institución dedicada con fervor a una causa. 3. Refugio utilizado por un grupo para evitar la persecución o el hostigamiento. 4. En los templos católicos, parte anterior del tabernáculo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of santuario
- santuarios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce santuario?
- /sanˈtwaɾjo/
- [sãn̪ˈt̪wa.ɾjo]
- [sãn̪ˈt̪waɾjo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to santuario
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is santuario in Spanish?
santuario appears 8.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).