Aragonese

Alternative forms

• dotze

Numeral

doce

1. (cardinal) twelve

Asturian

Alternative forms

• dolce

Etymology

From Latin duodecim.

Numeral

doce (indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) twelve

Derived terms

• docenu

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese doze, from Latin duodecim.

Numeral

doce ‎(indeclinable)

1. (cardinal) twelve

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcis, dulcem ‎(“sweet”).

Adjective

doce m, f (plural doces)

1. sweet

Derived terms

• auga doce

Noun

doce m ‎(plural doces)

1. a sweet, confection

Latin

Verb

docē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of doceō

References

• DOCE in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem.

Adjective

doce

1. sweet

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• doçe

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem ‎(“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥kú- ‎(“sweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.t͡se/

Adjective

doce ‎(plural doces)

1. sweet
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 278 (facsimile):

     […] que ſon mais doceſ ca mel […]

     […] which are sweeter than honey […]

Descendants

• Galician: doce
• Mirandese: doce
• Portuguese: doce
  • Papiamentu (?): dushi
  • Sãotomense: dochi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcis, dulcem ‎(“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥kú- ‎(“sweet”). Compare Galician doce, Spanish dulce, Catalan dolç, Occitan doç, French doux, Italian dolce and Romanian dulce.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.sɨ/
• Hyphenation: do‧ce

Adjective

doce m, f

1. sweet
   • 1902, Fernando Pessoa, Quando ela passa:

     Quando eu me sento à janela / P'los vidros qu'a neve embaça / Vejo a doce imagem d'ela / Quando passa… passa… passa…

     When I sit at the window / I see through the panes clouded by snow / The sweet image of her / When (she) passes… passes… passes…

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:doce.

Noun

doce m (plural doces)

1. sweet, candy
2. (Brazil, slang) LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:doce.

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish doze, dodze from Latin duodecim.

Pronunciation

• (z-s distinction, Peru) IPA^(key): [ˈdo.θe]
• (seseo merger) IPA^(key): [ˈdo.se]

Numeral

doce

1. (cardinal) twelve

Related terms

• doceno/docena
• dos
• diez