"dulcinea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dulcineas [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|Dulcinea}} Spanish Dulcinea, {{der|en|la|dulce}} Latin dulce Head templates: {{en-noun}} dulcinea (plural dulcineas)
  1. sweetheart, ladylove Synonyms: Dulcinea
    Sense id: en-dulcinea-en-noun-Jd2lGPFh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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