campo santo

noun

cam·​po san·​to

¦kam(ˌ)pōˈsan(ˌ)tō,

-äm(ˌ)pōˈsän-

plural campos santos

-pōs … tōs

or campi santi

¦kämpēˈsäntē

chiefly Southwest

: burial ground : cemetery

Word History

Etymology

Italian & Spanish, literally, holy field

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