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dulse

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WOTD – 23 December 2009
 
A plate of dulse.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.

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dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)

  1. A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
    • 1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 151:
      Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’
    • 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 90:
      They worked together on their father's patch: desperately, hungrily, from dawn to nightfall; dragging up dulse from the shore to nourish the stones; [...] but nothing much grew except their own sense of separation.

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish dulce.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdulse/ [ˈd̪ul̪.se]
  • Hyphenation: dul‧se

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dúlse (Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. candy, sweets
    Synonym: kendi
  2. dessert
    Synonym: postre

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish dulce.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dul‧se
  • IPA(key): /ˈdulse/ [ˈd̪ul̪.s̪e]

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dúlse (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (dated) candy, sweets
    Synonyms: kendi, karmelitos

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Latin dulcis (compare Spanish dulce).

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dulse (Latin spelling)

  1. sweet, sugary

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dulse m (Latin spelling)

  1. sweet preserves
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