sancho

¹

[ sahn-choh, san- ]

noun

1. Sancho.
   1. Sometimes Offensive. someone’s companion, sidekick, or helper:

      I'll be your Sancho, the modern equivalent of your squire, your comrade in arms.

   2. Slang. a man with whom a woman carries on an affair outside of a primary relationship.
2. Cards. in the game Pedro Sancho, the nine of trumps.

sancho

²

[ sahn-choh, san- ]

noun

1. a traditional West African musical instrument resembling a guitar, with a hollow body and strings made of plant fibers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sancho¹

First recorded in 1870–75 sancho ¹fordef 1a; after Sancho Panza ( def )

Origin of sancho²

First recorded in 1810–20; from Akan (o)sanku

Example Sentences

Sancho also says that in 2008, 13 percent of all new voter registrations came from third-party groups.

From The Daily Beast

In Turnaround, Romney referred to Bullock as his “Sancho Panza.”

From The Daily Beast

Sancho thought he knew better than I did; and often, when I pulled one way, he pulled the other.

From Project Gutenberg

After dinner I stepped out, feeling it necessary, from previous observation, to see that Sancho had his.

From Project Gutenberg

I walked direct into Sancho's stable; found his crib empty—no appearance of corn.

From Project Gutenberg

Jones had found stable-room for Sancho in the yard of an inn near my billet.

From Project Gutenberg

I took my station at the stable-door, to be sure that Sancho not only had his corn, but ate it.

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Related Words

• sidekick
• squire