São

Meaning

forms the titles of male saints whose names begin with a consonant (except H, which is silent)

Concepts

Saint

Synonyms

Santa

Translations

Santa

Sant

Sankt

Saint

San

Santo

Santa

Sint

San

Santa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese san, clipping of santo (“saint”), from Latin sānctus (“sacred”).

Sentences

Do Natal a São João , meio ano .

From Christmas to São João, half a year.

São João a falta e o Menino Jesus a estende .

Saint John misses it and the Child Jesus extends it.

À procura da Páscoa e de São Vicente os parelletes.

Looking for Easter and St. Vincent the Parelletes.

O produto desta cisa serviu para pagar a festa do padroeiro São Pedro .

The product of this thing served to pay for the feast of the patron saint St. Peter.

Em nosso caminho para São Francisco , estávamos ouvindo música reggae e fumando maconha .

On our way to San Francisco, we were listening to reggae music and smoking marijuana.