dulce
dulce Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American A sweet, candy, or confection, particularly one originating from or traditional to Spanish or Latin American cuisine.
"The local market featured a colorful stall selling traditional Mexican pastries and hand-wrapped dulces."
An alternative spelling of dulse, an edible red seaweed commonly found along the northern rocky coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
"The coastal foragers dried the harvested dulce in the sun to prepare it as a salty, nutrient-rich snack."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to the edible red seaweed, the word is much more commonly spelled 'dulse', whereas 'dulce' in modern English primarily refers to Latin American or Spanish sweets.
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English from Spanish 'dulce' (sweet, candy), ultimately from Latin 'dulcis' (sweet). The seaweed variant is an alternative spelling of 'dulse', which derives from Scottish Gaelic 'duileasg' or Old Irish 'duilesc'.
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