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San⋅cho Pan⋅za

[san-choh pan-zuh; Sp. sahn-chaw pahn-thah]
–noun
the credulous and amusing squire of Don Quixote.

Pan⋅za

[pan-zuh; Sp. pahn-thah, -sah]
–noun
Sancho. Sancho Panza.
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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.

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