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dulse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /dʌls/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌls

1

noun

Meaning 1

A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

coarse edible red seaweed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rhodymenia palmata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: red algae

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 達爾斯海藻 /达尔斯海藻 — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Danish: søl — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Finnish: herkkupunakämmen — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • French: dulse — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • French: goémon à vache — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • French: algue à vache — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • French: rhodyménie palmé — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • German: Lappentang — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Greenlandic: aappilattoq — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Hungarian: vörös pálmamoszat — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Hungarian: vörös pálmaalga — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Icelandic: söl — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Irish: duileasc — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Irish: creathnach — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Korean: 다시마 (dasima) — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Norwegian Bokmål: søl — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: søl — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Polish: rodymeria palczasta — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Russian: тёмно-красная во́доросль (tjómno-krasnaja vódoroslʹ) — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Scottish Gaelic: duileasg — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten
  • Welsh: delysg — reddish brown seaweed that is eaten