Cervantes

American  

[ser-van-teez, ther-vahn-tes, ser-] / sərˈvæn tiz, θɛrˈvɑn tɛs, sɛr- /

noun

1. Miguel de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547–1616, Spanish novelist and short-story writer.

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Cervantes British  

/ səˈvæntiːz, θɛrˈβantes /

noun

1. Miguel de (miˈɣɛl ðe), full surname Cervantes Saavedra. 1547–1616, Spanish dramatist, poet, and prose writer, most famous for Don Quixote (1605), which satirizes the chivalric romances and greatly influenced the development of the novel

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Example Sentences

Birmingham 10, Sylmar 0: Carlos Acuna threw a one-hitter with six strikeouts and Efrain Cervantes had three hits for the Patriots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – more commonly known as 'El Mencho' – is one of them.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was killed during a military operation carried out at dawn on Sunday in the town of Tapalpa, in the central-western state of Jalisco.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Landscaper Jose Cervantes, who lost his home as well as 26 of his customers in Altadena, picked up his mail at the post office for a time after the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

“Today’s test,” announced Scythe Cervantes, “will be a competition in the martial art of Bokator. The candidates will be paired and judged on their performance.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman