dulcedumbre
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dulcitūdinem, derived from dulcis (“sweet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dulθeˈdumbɾe/ [d̪ul̟.θeˈð̞ũm.bɾe] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /dulseˈdumbɾe/ [d̪ul.seˈð̞ũm.bɾe] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -umbɾe
- Syllabification: dul‧ce‧dum‧bre
Noun
dulcedumbre f (uncountable)
- sweetness
- Synonym: dulzura
- (figurative) pleasantness, softness
- Synonym: suavidad
Related terms
Further reading
- “dulcedumbre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024