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dulce

Pronunciation: /dʌls/

The English word “dulce” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Sweet.

noun

  1. Sweetness.
  2. Something sweet; a sweetmeat.
  3. seaweed; kelp

verb

  1. To sweeten or soothe.

Etymology

Either a learned borrowing from Classical Latin dulcis or an alteration of earlier douce (from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce) after it. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux.

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