noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dɒlˈtʃɛtəʊ/
US:/doʊlˈt͡ʃɛtoʊ/
rhymes with -ɛtəʊ
1
noun
Meaning 1
A grape variety from Piedmont, used to make a red wine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The dry, slightly bitter wine made from this grape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian, a diminutive of dolce (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and doucet.