dulse

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English

A plate of dulse.

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dulce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdulse/
  • Hyphenation: dul‧se

Noun

dúlse (Basahan spelling ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

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

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dulce.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: dul‧se
  • IPA(key): /ˈdulse/

Noun

dúlse (Badlit spelling ᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

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

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin dulcis (compare Spanish dulce).

Adjective

dulse (Latin spelling)

  1. sweet, sugary

Noun

dulse m (Latin spelling)

  1. sweet preserves