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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan donzell, from Medieval Latin domicellus or Vulgar Latin *domnicellus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /donˈθel/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /donˈsel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: don‧cel
Noun
doncel m (plural donceles)
- squire; donzel; young nobleman
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