el cid

1. 1.

   the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century

   Broaderfictional character

Questions about el cid

What does el cid mean?

el cid means "the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century".

Is el cid a common word?

el cid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.