Sancho

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See also: sanchō

English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sancho

  1. (card games) The nine of trumps in the game of Sancho Pedro.
  2. An assistant or sidekick, from Cervantes’ Sancho Panza.
    • 1895, R. D. Blackmore, chapter 6, in Crocker’s Hole, Dodd, Mead and Company, paragraph 6:
      “It was my privilege to accompany this hero, as his humble Sancho.”

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Santxo. Alternatively, possibly from the Late Latin Sānctius, from Latin sānctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsant͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Syllabification: San‧cho

Proper noun

Sancho m

  1. a male given name

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