Dulcinea : nf fam. Dulcinea (in Spanish: Our wines are dedicated to the theatre, therefore are named by famous male and female play roles.) Is a character fictitious from the novel by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), Don Quixote. She is there mentioned but there appears not.
In the Spanish oftime, Dulcinea is a version very elegant against « more smoothly. ". In Spanish Sweet means " sugar " or " sweet " according to context (See in this regard the article Dulce de leche).
In this novel, She is a no one completely fictitious forhonor from which Don Quixote Beat.
Today, call a woman « mi Dulcinea » implies devotion and love without end for her, which can be compared in French to the expression “ my sweet ».
Le against "dulcinea" is pass language running since XNUMXth century century et means a woman inspiring a passion romantic, a fiancée, a mistress.