santo do pau oco
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɐ̃.tu du ˈpaw ˈo.ku/
santo do pau oco is spelled S-A-N-T-O-D-O-P-A-U-O-C-O (13 letters). Santo do pau oco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “one who acts holier-than-thou (hypocritically or self-righteously)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does santo do pau oco mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculineone who acts holier-than-thou (hypocritically or self-righteously)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. pessoa de caráter duvidoso; diz-se daquele que aparenta ser uma coisa que não é
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 santo do pau oco
- santos do pau oco plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce santo do pau oco?
- Brazil /ˈsɐ̃.tu du ˈpaw ˈo.ku/
- Brazil [ˈsɐ̃.tu du ˈpaʊ̯ ˈo.ku]
- Portugal /ˈsɐ̃.tu du ˈpaw ˈo.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.