/dʌls/
OriginAlteration of earlier douce, from Middle English douce, from Old French douz, douce. Doublet of dolce, douce, and doux.
- obsolete, uncountableSweetness.
- countable, obsoleteSomething sweet; a sweetmeat.
“The guava […] is seldom eaten except when preserved with sirup or sugar. In this form it is one of the favorite dulces of the country.”
- countable, uncountableseaweed; kelp
- obsolete, transitiveTo sweeten or soothe
- A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dulcie.
Formsmore dulce(comparative) · most dulce(superlative) · dulces(plural) · dulces(present, singular, third-person) · dulcing(participle, present) · dulced(participle, past) · dulced(past) · Dulces(plural) · Dulcé(alternative) · Dulcee(alternative) · Dulcée(alternative)