Sancho

San·cho
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US/ˈsæn.t͡ʃoʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from Spanish.

OriginSpanish Sancho →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Spanish.
  2. card gamesThe nine of trumps in the game of Sancho Pedro.
  3. An assistant or sidekick, from Cervantes’ Sancho Panza.

    “It was my privilege to accompany this hero, as his humble Sancho.”

    1895, R. D. Blackmore, chapter 6, in Crocker’s Hole, Dodd, Mead and Company

Origin

  1. SpanishSancho
  2. SpanishSancho
  3. EnglishSancho

Borrowed from Spanish Sancho.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nachosChasonsochan
Cite this entry
APA

Sancho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sancho

MLA

“Sancho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sancho. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sancho,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sancho.

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