Etymology

Don Quixote

Today it means: Any person or character who displays quixotism. Full definition →

Spanish Don Quixote
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromDon Quixote
  2. English todayDon Quixote

Borrowed from Spanish Don Quixote, the older spelling of modern Spanish Don Quijote.

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