First Known Use: 1748
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dulcinea
noun dul·ci·nea \ˌdəl-sə-ˈnē-ə, -ˈsi-nē-ə\
Definition of DULCINEA
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Origin of DULCINEA
Spanish, from Dulcinea del Toboso, beloved of Don Quixote
Rhymes with DULCINEA
barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, hamartia, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria
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