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Sancho

Syllables: San·choUS/ˈsæn.t͡ʃoʊ/

Sancho proper noun: a male given name from Spanish.

Proper noun

Sancho

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

Origin of Sancho

Borrowed from Spanish Sancho.

Phrases with Sancho

Questions about Sancho

What does Sancho mean?
Sancho means a male given name from Spanish.
What part of speech is Sancho?
Sancho is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sancho?
Sancho is pronounced /ˈsæn.t͡ʃoʊ/ (US).

Words near Sancho in the dictionary

  1. Sanchezmartinez
  2. Sanchezmartinezes
  3. Sanchezs
  4. Sanchih
  5. Sanchit
  6. Sancho
  7. Sancho Panza
  8. Sancho Panzaism
  9. Sancho Pedro
  10. Sanchong
  11. Sanchoniatho

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