dulcinea

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/ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/

noun

sweetheart, ladylove

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ladylove
OriginSpanish Dulcinea ← Latin dulce →
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Meanings

dulcinea1

noundulcinea (plural dulcineas)

plural dulcineas · alternative Dulcinea

  1. sweetheart, ladylove

Dulcinea2

nounDulcinea (plural Dulcineas)

plural Dulcineas

  1. obsoleteA mistress; a sweetheart.

    I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head.

    1768, Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna woman who is a man's sweetheart

Similar
ladylove
Broader
sweetheartsweetiesteady
Also see
concubineladyloveminxmistresswifelet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

dulcinea · noun

  1. Latindulce
  2. SpanishDulcinea
  3. Englishdulcinea

From Spanish Dulcinea, the name of Don Quixote's mistress in Cervantes' romance. The name in Spanish is derived from Latin dulce, from Latin dulcis.

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Dulcinea · noun

  1. SpanishDulcinea
  2. EnglishDulcinea

From Spanish Dulcinea, from Dulcinea del Toboso, the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Claudine
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APA

dulcinea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcinea

MLA

“dulcinea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcinea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dulcinea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcinea.

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