"Quixote" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɪksət/ [UK], /ˈkwɪksəʊt/ [UK], /kɪˈhəʊti/ [UK] Forms: Quixotes [plural]
Etymology: After Don Quixote. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Don Quixote}} Don Quixote Head templates: {{en-noun}} Quixote (plural Quixotes)
  1. Someone resembling Don Quixote; someone who is chivalrous but unrealistic; an idealist. Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Related terms: quixotic

Inflected forms

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