Santo Niño

Spanish

Proper noun

Santo Niño m

  1. Christ child (child Jesus)
    Synonyms: El Niño, Niño Dios

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Sto. Niño

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santo Niño (“holy boy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsanto ˈninjo/ [ˌsan.to ˈni.ɲo], /sanˌto ˈninjo/ [sɐnˌto ˈni.ɲo]
  • Syllabification: San‧to Ni‧ño

Proper noun

Santo Niño or Santó Niño (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ ᜈᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (Christianity)

  1. Christ child (Child Jesus)

Further reading
  • “Santo Niño”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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