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dulcinea

/ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
dul-cinea
IPA
/ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sweetheart, ladylove

noun

A mistress; a sweetheart.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

dulcineas (plural)

Synonyms

ladylove

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dulcinea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/.
What does dulcinea mean?
sweetheart, ladylove
Where does dulcinea come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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