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san

Pronunciation: /ˈsan/

“san” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. financial, temporal-savings scheme; the participants periodically contribute a quota to a communal pot that is given to one member, based on his/her turn amongst all the others
  2. san; the Greek letter Ϻ, ϻ

Etymology

Apocopic form of santo. Inherited from Old Spanish santo, sancto, from Latin sānctus.

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