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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish El Cid, from el + Cid, from dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”).
Proper noun
El Cid
- El Cid; Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a prince of Valencia
- a male given name from Spanish
Quotations
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Spanish
Etymology
From el + Cid, dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /el ˈθid/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /el ˈsid/
- IPA(key): (Spain) /el ˈθiθ/ (northern Spain except Catalan-speaking areas; nonstandard)
Proper noun
El Cid m
- Nickname of Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar (born circa 1040, Vivar, near Burgos – 10 July 1099, Valencia)