Etymology

doucet

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Today it means: A sweetened dish. Full definition →

Middle English doucet ← Old French doucet
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doucet · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromdoucet
  2. Middle English · derived fromdoucet
  3. English todaydoucet

From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of dous (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and dolcetto.

Doucet · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromDoucet
  2. English todayDoucet

From French Doucet.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishdoucet all →

dulcet

Old Frenchdoucet all →

dulcet

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