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Dulcinea \ [duhl-sin-ee-uh,
duhl-suh-nee-uh]
noun
1. a ladylove; sweetheart.
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Quotes
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... I stole under cover of the darkness to the dwelling of my dulcinea. ....Washington Irving, "Buckthorne; or, the Young Man of Great Expectations,"
Tales of a Traveller
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Origin
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Dulcinea entered English by way of Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote as the
name the protagonist, Don Quixote, bestowed on his ladylove. Dulcinea is
derived from the Spanish word dulce meaning "sweet."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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