dulcinea

[ duhl-sin-ee-uh, duhl-suh-nee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

dulcinea

/ ˌdʌlsɪˈnɪə /

First recorded in 1740–50; after Dulcinea the ladylove of Don Quixote

C18: from the name of Don Quixote's mistress Dulcinea del Toboso in Cervantes' novel; from Spanish dulce sweet

The Dulcinea alluded to above was an unhappy girl of the town, whom he took into keeping, and afterwards married.

Perhaps behind some bush we shall find the lady Dulcinea disenchanted, as fine as fine can be.

His good drudge of a wife never transformed herself in his fancy into a peerless Dulcinea.

Now that we have intelligence of the lady Dulcinea being disenchanted, are you taking this line?

Had he not promised them to refer the Biscayan's punishment to the court of his Dulcinea?

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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