Don Quixote

English

Don Quixote of La Mancha and Sancho Panza, by Gustave Doré, 1863

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish Don Quixote, whence Spanish Don Quijote.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/, /dɒn ˈkwɪksəʊt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/, /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊteɪ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊti, -ɪksəʊt

Proper noun

Don Quixote

  1. A famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
  2. The protagonist of this novel.

Derived terms


Translations

Noun

Don Quixote (plural Don Quixotes)

  1. Any person or character who displays quixotism.

Derived terms

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish Don Quixote.

Proper noun

Don Quixote m

  1. Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Quixano (modern Spanish Quijano), his actual surname, + -ote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /don kiˈʃo.te/

Proper noun

Don Quixote m

  1. Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel)
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