"dolce" meaning in Italian

See dolce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdol.t͡ʃe/ Forms: dolci [plural], dolcissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -oltʃe Etymology: From Latin dulcem. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|dulcis|dulcem}} Latin dulcem Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=dolcissimo}} dolce (plural dolci, superlative dolcissimo)
  1. sweet
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-adj-uQQ8Fq82
  2. gentle, mild
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-adj-Vdtl6pDp Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 57 11 20 2 3 3 3
  3. luscious, sooth
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-adj-7plgyq~d
  4. dear
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-adj-X01E36ob
  5. (phonetic) soft
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-adj-9fRFUo9K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chi ha l'amaro in bocca, non può sputar dolce (english: proverb)

Noun

IPA: /ˈdol.t͡ʃe/ Forms: dolci [plural]
Rhymes: -oltʃe Etymology: From Latin dulcem. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|dulcis|dulcem}} Latin dulcem Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} dolce m (plural dolci)
  1. sweetness Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-noun-qj0VrROS
  2. dessert Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-noun-YIQ5I0f5 Disambiguation of Foods: 1 25 4 9 1 1 45 14
  3. cake Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dolce-it-noun-Ms22GRli
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: addolcire, dolcemente, dolcetto, dolcezza, dolciario, dolcificante, dolcificare, dolciume

Inflected forms

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      "word": "chi ha l'amaro in bocca, non può sputar dolce"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: dolĉa",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: dolĉa"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin dulcem.",
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    {
      "form": "dolci",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolcissimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "sup": "dolcissimo"
      },
      "expansion": "dolce (plural dolci, superlative dolcissimo)",
      "name": "it-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dól‧ce"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sweet"
      ],
      "id": "en-dolce-it-adj-uQQ8Fq82",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "2 57 11 20 2 3 3 3",
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          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gentle, mild"
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      "links": [
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          "gentle",
          "gentle"
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        [
          "mild",
          "mild"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "luscious, sooth"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "luscious",
          "luscious"
        ],
        [
          "sooth",
          "sooth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dear"
      ],
      "id": "en-dolce-it-adj-X01E36ob",
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "soft"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "soft",
          "soft"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(phonetic) soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdol.t͡ʃe/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oltʃe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dolce"
}

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      "tags": [
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    }
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  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "addolcire"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolcemente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolcetto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolcezza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolciario"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolcificante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolcificare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dolciume"
    }
  ],
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      "id": "en-dolce-it-noun-qj0VrROS",
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          "sweetness"
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    },
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        {
          "_dis": "1 25 4 9 1 1 45 14",
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            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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          "dessert"
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      ]
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      ],
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        [
          "cake",
          "cake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdol.t͡ʃe/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oltʃe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dolce"
}
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    "Rhymes:Italian/oltʃe",
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      "word": "chi ha l'amaro in bocca, non può sputar dolce"
    }
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    {
      "form": "dolci",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dolcissimo",
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        "superlative"
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          "sooth",
          "sooth"
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          "dear",
          "dear"
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        "soft"
      ],
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        [
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          "soft"
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        "(phonetic) soft"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdol.t͡ʃe/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oltʃe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dolce"
}

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    {
      "word": "addolcire"
    },
    {
      "word": "dolcemente"
    },
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      "word": "dolcetto"
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    {
      "word": "dolcezza"
    },
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      "word": "dolciario"
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    {
      "word": "dolcificante"
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      "word": "dolcificare"
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      "word": "dolciume"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdol.t͡ʃe/"
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