sancho
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Sometimes Offensive. someone’s companion, sidekick, or helper.
I'll be your Sancho, the modern equivalent of your squire, your comrade in arms.
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Slang. a man with whom a woman carries on an affair outside of a primary relationship.
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Cards. in the game Pedro Sancho, the nine of trumps.
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Etymology
Origin of sancho1
First recorded in 1870–75 sancho 1 for def. 1a; after Sancho Panza ( def. )
Origin of sancho2
First recorded in 1810–20; from Akan (o)sanku
Example Sentences
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The menu is strong on Japanese beers, such as Orion unfiltered lager and Lucky Cat White Ale, which is brewed with yuzu and sancho peppers.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022
Grow up. reallife @ @ where is sacred and sancho panza? you guys are slipping 24AheadDotCom Here's an old Alex Altman headline: "Politburo Officials Continue Charm Offensive of Pravda and Izvestia".
From Time • Jan. 31, 2013
Your worship's servant, "Sancho Panza, the Governor." teresa panza's letter to her husband, sancho panza.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
"Methinks," quoth Sancho, "that a man cannot be suffering much when he can turn his brain to verse-making." sancho panza on sleep.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
It is a pleasant thing to govern, even though it be but a flock of sheep. instructions which don quixote gave to sancho panza before he went to his government; with other well considered matters.
From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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