adj
dulce
duhls
adj
1
Sweet (used especially in Spanish-influenced English, as in dessert names).
"The menu listed several dulce pastries for dessert."
noun
1
A sweet treat or confection.
"She brought a tray of dulces to the party."
How to Use Dulce
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed in English mostly through Spanish loanwords and phrases meaning "sweet," most familiarly in "dulce de leche."
Common pairings
dulce de leche
Word Forms
more dulce comparative, dulced past tense, dulces plural, Dulces plural, dulces singular, most dulce superlative
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Etymology
From Latin dulcis, "sweet" — the same root behind "dulcet" and the Spanish word for candy.