dulce

1 of 3

adjective

obsolete

: sweet to the taste : soothing, agreeable

dulce

2 of 3

noun

dul·​ce

ˈdül(ˌ)sā

plural -s

1

Southwest : sweetmeat, candy

2

: a sweet Spanish wine

dulce

3 of 3

variant spelling of dulse

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin dulcis

Noun

Spanish, from dulce, adjective, sweet, from Latin dulcis

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