santakrusan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Santa Cruz +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /santaˈkɾusan/ [sɐn̪.t̪ɐˈkɾuː.sɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -usan
  • Syllabification: san‧ta‧kru‧san

Noun

santakrusan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (Catholicism) Santacruzan (religious procession on the last day of Flores de Mayo commemorating Helena of Constantinople's search for the Holy Cross and featuring a pageant of girls in special costumes)
    Synonym: santakrus-de-mayo

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