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dulcinea¹

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From Spanish Dulcinea, the name of Don Quixote's mistress in Cervantes' romance. The name in Spanish is derived from Latin dulce, from Latin dulcis.

noun dulcineas · Dulcinea

  1. sweetheart, ladylove

Dulcinea²

  • /ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/

Where it comes from

From Spanish Dulcinea, from Dulcinea del Toboso, the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote.

noun Dulcineas

  1. obsolete A mistress; a sweetheart. I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head.

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"dulcinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dulcinea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dulcinea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dulcinea

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"dulcinea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dulcinea.

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@misc{dulcinea_2026,
  title = {dulcinea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dulcinea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}