proper noun/el ˈθid/
nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.
From el + Cid, dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord".
/el ˈθid/
nickname for Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (died 1099), 11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader.
From el + Cid, dialectal Arabic سِيد (sīd, “lord, master”); thus "El Cid" means "The Lord".