释义 |
san ja·cin·to day \|sanjə|sin(ˌ)tō-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&J&D Etymology: from the battle of San Jacinto, from San Jacinto, river in southeastern Texas near the mouth of which Americans under Gen. Sam Houston decisively defeated Mexicans under Santa Anna : April 21 observed as a legal holiday by the state of Texas in commemoration of the battle of San Jacinto in 1836 |