Sangre Grande

San·gre Gran·de

proper noun

A town in Trinidad and Tobago.

OriginSpanish sangre →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. A region of Trinidad and Tobago.

Origin

  1. Spanishsangre“blood”
  2. EnglishSangre Grande

Derived from Spanish sangre (“blood”) and grande (“great”). The name is a reference to a pair of tributaries of the Oropouche River with red-coloured water. The region is named after the town.

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APA

Sangre Grande. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sangre%20Grande

MLA

“Sangre Grande.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sangre%20Grande. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sangre Grande,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sangre%20Grande.

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