doucet

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DOUCET doucet, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#DOUCET doucet, diminutive of dous (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and dolcettoCategory:English doublets#DOUCET.

Pronunciation

Noun

doucet (plural doucets)Category:English lemmas#DOUCETCategory:English nouns#DOUCETCategory:English countable nouns#DOUCETCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET

  1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#DOUCET except in dialects) A sweetened dish.
  2. (in the plural) Deer testicles.

Anagrams

Category:en:Animal body parts#DOUCETCategory:en:Foods#DOUCET

French

Etymology

From Old FrenchCategory:French terms derived from Old French#DOUCET doucet. By surface analysis, doux (“sweet, soft”) +‎ -etCategory:French terms suffixed with -et#DOUCET.

Pronunciation

Adjective

doucet (feminine doucette, masculine plural doucets, feminine plural doucettes)Category:French lemmas#DOUCETCategory:French adjectives#DOUCETCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET

  1. (of a person) soft; tender

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#DOUCETCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#DOUCET doucet; equivalent to douce +‎ -etCategory:Middle English terms suffixed with -et#DOUCET.

Pronunciation

Adjective

    doucetCategory:Middle English lemmas#DOUCETCategory:Middle English adjectives#DOUCETCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#DOUCET, Late Middle EnglishCategory:Late Middle English#DOUCET)

    1. sweet-tasting, sugary
    2. nice-tasting, tasty or delicious
    3. melodious, harmonious
    4. nice, friendly, kind

    Descendants

    References

    Noun

      doucetCategory:Middle English lemmas#DOUCETCategory:Middle English nouns#DOUCETCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET (plural doucetes) (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#DOUCET, Late Middle EnglishCategory:Late Middle English#DOUCET)

      1. a sort of dessert
      2. a sort of musical instrument

      Descendants

      References

      Category:enm:Desserts#DOUCETCategory:enm:Musical instruments#DOUCETCategory:enm:Sound#DOUCETCategory:enm:Taste#DOUCET

      Old French

      Etymology

      From dous +‎ -etCategory:Old French terms suffixed with -et#DOUCET.

      Adjective

      doucet m (oblique and nominative feminine singular doucete)Category:Old French lemmas#DOUCETCategory:Old French adjectives#DOUCETCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET

      1. sweet (of food or drink)

      Descendants

      Old Irish

      Verb

      do·ucetCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#DOUCETCategory:Old Irish verb forms#DOUCETCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#DOUCETCategory:Pages with entries#DOUCETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#DOUCET

      1. third-person plural present indicative deuterotonic of do·ucai
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