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Definitions and meaning of dulce

dulce

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʌls/

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux.

Adjective

dulce (comparative more dulce, superlative most dulce)

1. (obsolete) sweet

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Noun

dulce (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) sweetness

Etymology 2

From Middle English doucen, from the adjective (see above).

Verb

dulce (third-person singular simple present dulces, present participle dulcing, simple past and past participle dulced)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make sweet; to soothe.

Etymology 3

Alteration of dulse.

Noun

dulce (countable and uncountable, plural dulces)

1. Alternative form of dulse
2. seaweed; kelp

Anagrams

• Leduc, clued

Aragonese

Alternative forms

• duze (Ribagorzan)
• dolso (Benasqués)

Etymology

From Latin dulcis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdulθe/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdulse/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: dul‧ce
• Rhymes: -ulθe

Adjective

dulce (feminine dulza, masculine plural dulces, feminine plural dulzas)

1. sweet

References

• “dulce”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dulcem, accusative of dulcis (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdulθe/ [ˈd̪ul̟.θe]
• Rhymes: -ulθe
• Syllabification: dul‧ce

Adjective

dulce (epicene, plural dulces)

1. sweet

Related terms

• dulzura

Latin

Etymology 1

From the neuter accusative case form of dulcis.

Adverb

dulce (not comparable)

1. Synonym of dulciter: sweetly, agreeably, delightfully

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dulce

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of dulcis

References

• “dulce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dulce”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dulce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dulcem. Compare Aromanian dultsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdult͡ʃe/

Adjective

dulce m or f or n (plural dulci)

1. sweet

   Antonym: amar

Declension

Derived terms

• dulceag
• dulceață
• dulciu

Related terms

• îndulci
• dulcoare

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dulcem (“sweet”). Also found in Old Spanish with the forms duz, duce (compare Portuguese doce). Cognate with English dulcet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdulθe/ [ˈd̪ul̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈdulse/ [ˈd̪ul.se]
• Rhymes: -ulθe
• Rhymes: -ulse
• Syllabification: dul‧ce

Adjective

dulce m or f (masculine and feminine plural dulces, superlative dulcísimo)

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar)

   Antonym: salado
2. sweet (having a pleasant disposition)
3. (of water) fresh (without salt)

   Antonym: salada

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Noun

dulce m (plural dulces)

1. candy, sweet

   Synonyms: caramelo, golosina, chuche (Spain)

2. sweet food, dessert

   Synonym: postre

3. thick jelly or fudge

   Synonyms: ate, manjar

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Descendants

• → Bikol Central: dulse
• → O'odham: lu꞉lsi

References

Further reading

• “dulce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10