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ano santo

Portuguese, noun/ˈɐ̃.nu ˈsɐ̃.tu/

ano santo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “holy year” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does ano santo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineholy year

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. ano em que a igreja concede graças espirituais especiais (geralmente no final de cada quarto de século).

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ano santo

  • anos santos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ano santo?

  • Brazil /ˈɐ̃.nu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
  • Portugal /ˈɐ.nu ˈsɐ̃.tu/
  • Portugal /ˈa.nu ˈsɐ̃.tu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.