santuário
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See also: santuario
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- sanctuário (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin sanctuarium (“sanctuary”), from sanctus (“holy”). Displaced Old Portuguese santuairo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.tu.ˈa.ɾi.u/, /ˌsɐ̃.tu.ˈa.ɾju/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɐ̃.tu.ˈa.ɾi.o/, /ˌsɐ̃.tu.ˈa.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: san‧tu‧á‧ri‧o
Noun[edit]
santuário m (plural santuários)
- shrine (a place that is holy)
- sanctuary (place of safety, refuge or protection)
- a room where relics are kept