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dulce¹
- /dʌls/
Where it comes from
Either a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulcis or an alteration of earlier douce (from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce) after it. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux.
adjective more dulce · most dulce
- Sweet.
dulce²
- /dʌls/
Where it comes from
Partly a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulce, use as noun of neuter of dulcis, and partly from the adjective (etymology 1).
noun
- Sweetness.
dulce³
- /dʌls/
Where it comes from
From Spanish dulce (“sweetmeat”), use as noun of the adjective.
noun dulces
- Something sweet; a sweetmeat. The guava […] is seldom eaten except when preserved with sirup or sugar. In this form it is one of the favorite dulces of the country.
dulce⁴
- /dʌls/
Where it comes from
From Middle English doucen, from the adjective (etymology 1).
verb dulces · dulcing · dulced
- To sweeten or soothe.
dulce⁵
- /dʌls/
Where it comes from
Alteration of dulse.
noun dulces
- Alternative form of dulse
- seaweed; kelp
Dulce⁶
Where it comes from
From Spanish Dulce.
proper noun Dulces · Dulcé · Dulcee · Dulcée
- A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dulcie.
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