campo santo

[ kahm-paw sahn-taw ]

noun

, plural Italian cam·pi san·ti [kahm, -pee , sahn, -tee], Spanish cam·pos san·tos [kahm, -paws , sahn, -taws].

1. Italian, Spanish. a cemetery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of campo santo¹

Literally, “holy field”

Example Sentences

Now, 32 years since Sarajevo became a symbol of the dissolution and destruction of Yugoslavia, her sculpture “Cease,” a shredded white flag made of fiberglass, has been installed at half-staff on the flagpole in the Campo Santo Stefano square in Venice.

From New York Times

Set in a California monastery, Luis Alfaro’s drama, presented by Latino Theater Company in association with San Francisco’s Magic Theatre and Campo Santo, follows a band of brothers from an ancient religious order that is confronting economic extinction.

From Los Angeles Times

The L.A. production is being presented by the Latino Theater Company in association with Magic Theatre and Campo Santo.

From Los Angeles Times

The production at Los Angeles Theatre Center, a presentation by the Latino Theater Company in association with San Francisco’s Magic Theatre and Campo Santo, is summoned into existence via an enchanting set by Tanya Orellana.

From Los Angeles Times

I played Firewatch, developer Campo Santo’s acclaimed 2016 adventure set in the Wyoming wilderness, and over the course of two evenings I found myself deeply invested in the relationship between the character I played and the woman he spoke to over the radio.

From Slate