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Dulcinea

//ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    sweetheart, ladylove
  2. 2
    A mistress; a sweetheart. obsolete

    "I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head."

  3. 3
    a woman who is a man's sweetheart wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

From Spanish Dulcinea, from Dulcinea del Toboso, the mistress of the affections of Don Quixote.

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