sancho

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[ sahn-choh, san- ]

noun
  1. Also Sancho .

    • Sometimes Offensive. someone’s companion, sidekick, or helper: I'll be your Sancho, the modern equivalent of your squire, your comrade in arms.

    • 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.

Origin of sancho

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First recorded in 1870–75 for def. 1a; after Sancho Panza

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Other definitions for sancho (2 of 2)

sancho2
[ sahn-choh, san- ]

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

Origin of sancho

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

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