doucet
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du.sɛ/
Further reading
- “doucet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French doucet; equivalent to douce + -et.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːsit/, /ˈdulsit/
Adjective
doucet
- (rare, Late Middle English) Sweet-tasting, sugary.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Nice-tasting, tasty or delicious.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Melodious, harmonious.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Nice, friendly, kind.
Descendants
- English: dulcet
References
- “dǒucet (adj. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.
Noun
doucet (plural doucetes)
- (rare, Late Middle English) A sort of dessert.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A sort of musical instrument.
Descendants
- English: doucet
References
- “dǒucet (adj. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.
Old French
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