doucet

English

Etymology

French, diminutive of doux (sweet)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːsɪt/
  • Rhymes: -uːsɪt

Noun

doucet (plural doucets)

  1. (obsolete except in dialects) A sweetened dish.
  2. (in the plural) Deer's testicles.

Anagrams


French

Etymology

doux (sweet, soft) + -et

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.sɛ/

Adjective

doucet (feminine singular doucette, masculine plural doucets, feminine plural doucettes)

  1. (of a person) soft; tender

Further reading


Old French

Etymology

douce + -et.

Adjective

doucet m (oblique and nominative feminine singular doucete)

  1. sweet (of food or drink)

Descendants

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