Santa Gertrudis

[san-tuh ger-troo-dis]

San·ta Ger·tru·dis

[san-tuh ger-troo-dis]
noun
one of an American breed of beef cattle, developed from Shorthorn and Brahman stock for endurance to torrid temperatures.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; named after a division of a ranch in Texas
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Santa Gertrudis has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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Santa Gertrudis (ˈsæntə ɡəˈtruːdɪs)
 
n
one of a breed of large red beef cattle developed in Texas

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