Sancho Panza

[ san-choh -pan-zuh; Spanish sahn-chaw -pahn-thah ]

/ ˈsæn tʃoʊ ˈpæn zə; Spanish ˈsɑn tʃɔ ˈpɑn θɑ /

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noun

the credulous and amusing squire of Don Quixote.

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How to use Sancho Panza in a sentence

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In Turnaround, Romney referred to Bullock as his “Sancho Panza.”
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Sancho thought he knew better than I did; and often, when I pulled one way, he pulled the other.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

After dinner I stepped out, feeling it necessary, from previous observation, to see that Sancho had his.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
I walked direct into Sancho's stable; found his crib empty—no appearance of corn.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
Jones had found stable-room for Sancho in the yard of an inn near my billet.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
I took my station at the stable-door, to be sure that Sancho not only had his corn, but ate it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various

Cultural definitions for Sancho Panza

Sancho Panza

[ (sahn-choh pahn-zuh, san-choh pan-zuh) ]

In Don Quixote, the down-to-Earth peasant who accompanies the idealistic, deluded Don on his adventures. Sancho is a delightful coward, more interested in material comfort and safety than in performing courageous acts.