sagrado

/saˈɡɾado/ · B1 · adj

holy, sacred

⛪🕯️ sagrado = sacred, both from Latin sacratus, set apart for the gods

Swap the c in sacred for a g and you are nearly there: sacr- becomes sagr-. The same root gives sacramento and consagrar (to consecrate). Stress the middle: sa-GRA-do.

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