No. 1,763 in Spanish
santa
Saint or holy (feminine form).
In a sentence
La iglesia tiene una estatua de Santa María.
The church has a statue of Saint Mary.
In this context, 'Santa' is used as a religious title referring to 'Saint'.
Mi hermana Sara siempre fue una santa con los niños.
My sister Sara was always a saint with children.
Here, 'santa' is used as an adjective meaning 'saintly' or 'virtuous' when describing someone's behavior or character.
El pueblo celebra la noche de santa el primer viernes de diciembre.
The town celebrates the holy night on the first Friday of December.
In this sentence, 'santa' is used as an attributive adjective meaning 'holy' referring to the night celebrated.
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