dulcinée

See also: dulcinee

French

Etymology

From Dulcinée, calque of the Spanish Dulcinea, a character from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dyl.si.ne/
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Noun

dulcinée f (plural dulcinées)

(poetic) inspiring, beautiful woman

Further reading

“dulcinée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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