dulce

/ˈdulθe/ · A2 · adj

sweet

🍬🍯 dulce → dulcet tones: Latin dulcis, sweet; also in dulce de leche

From Latin dulcis (sweet), the root of English dulcet and dulcimer, both meaning sweet-sounding. Dulce de leche is literally sweet of milk. As a noun, un dulce is a candy; agua dulce is fresh water, the opposite of salty.

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