Dulce

Or Dul·cie

[duhl-see]

noun

1. a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”

Example Sentences

Garfield principal Regina Marquez Martinez told a gathering of media, players, cheerleaders and band members on Wednesday at East Los Angeles College: “This community, these schools, we’re as American as apple pie and pan dulce.”

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“I honestly wouldn’t want to jeopardize his health for the learning,” said Dulce Valencia, the mother of a kindergartner at San Fernando Elementary School, whose son has already been out sick two or three days this year.

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“These were not lawful arrests. These were warrantless vehicle stops using racial profiling designed to instill chaos and fear,” said Dulce Ortiz, executive director of Mano a Mano Family Resource Center.

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"We give them chocolate, filled cookies, dulce de leche, condensed milk... In other words, the same type of food that many people consume on a daily basis," says Otton.

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Dulce Valencia, the mother of a kindergartner at San Fernando Elementary School, said her son has been out sick twice in just the first few weeks of school.

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When To Use

What does dulce mean?

Dulce is Spanish for “sweet.” It most commonly shows up in English in foods whose names come from Spanish, like dulce de leche and pan dulce.In Spanish, dulce literally means “sweet,” but it’s commonly used to refer to sugary treats—much like how we use the word sweets in English.The related English word dolce (which is taken from Italian instead of Spanish) means sweet or soft.Dulce is also used as a female name, especially in places where Spanish is spoken.Example: Although dulce de leche and caramel look and taste a lot alike, caramel is made from sugar, while dulce de leche is made from sweetened milk.