English

A plate of dulse.

Alternative forms

• dilisk
• dillisk
• dilsk

Noun

dulse ‎(plural dulses)

1. A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
   • 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, page 151:

     Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’

   • 2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, page 90:

     They worked together on their father's patch: desperately, hungrily, from dawn to nightfall; dragging up dulse from the shore to nourish the stones; [...] but nothing much grew except their own sense of separation.

Derived terms

• shell dulse

Translations

See also

• Palmaria palmata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• duels
• ludes
• slued

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish dulce ‎(“candy, sweets, dessert”), from Latin dulcis.

Noun

dulse

1. (dated) candy, sweets

Synonyms

• kendi, karmelitos

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin dulcis (compare Spanish dulce).

Adjective

dulse ? ‎(Latin spelling)

1. sweet, sugary

Noun

dulse m ‎(Latin spelling)

1. sweet preserves