noun
Meaning 1
sweetheart, ladylove
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dulcinea
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/ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/
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CMU ARPABET: D AH2 L S IH0 N IY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A mistress; a sweetheart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
a woman who is a man's sweetheart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ladylove
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sweetheart, sweetie, steady, truelove
History
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.
From Spanish Dulcinea, from Dulcinea del Toboso, the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote.