Sancho Panza

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

noun
  1. the credulous and amusing squire of Don Quixote.

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How to use Sancho Panza in a sentence

  • Sancho Panza sat on his donkey, a picture of grave joviality, already seeing himself the governor of some conquered island.

    The Story of Don Quixote | Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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.

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