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Don Quixote en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/ (UK)
- /dɒn ˈkwɪksəʊt/ (UK)
- /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊteɪ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Don Quixote, the older spelling of modern Spanish Don Quijote.
Meanings
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(also, attributive) Any person or character who displays quixotism.
[…] while joint libraries are wonderful endeavors, which may or may not be a part of our future, they also represent the best of human cooperation for the greater good. This book is dedicated to these Don Quixotes of the library world.
2012, Claire B. Gunnels, Susan E. Green, Patricia M. Butler, Joint Libraries: Models That Work, page 161:But he was a born leader. As danger thickened his jaunty manner would increase, his speech become more racy, his cold eyes glitter into ardent life, and his Don Quixote moustache bristle with joyous excitement.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
quixotry · quixotism · Quixote · quixotic
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Don Quixote en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/ (UK)
- /dɒn ˈkwɪksəʊt/ (UK)
- /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊteɪ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Don Quixote, the older spelling of modern Spanish Don Quijote.
Meanings
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A famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
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The protagonist of this novel.
Deriveds
Don Quixotic · quixotic · Don Quixotesque
Translations (77)
br Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · lv Dons Kihots (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ko 돈 키호테 (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · sq Don Kishoti (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · it Don Chisciotte (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · es el Quijote (a famous Spanish novel) · ast Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · eu On Kixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · mr दॉन किहोते (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · cmn 吉訶德大人 /吉诃德大人 (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · pl Don Kichot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · cy Don Cwicsot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · scn Don Chisciotti (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ar دُون كِيخُوتِي (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ru Дон Кихо́т (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · tk Don Kihot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ro Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · yi דאָן קיכאָטע (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ta டான் குய்க்ஸோட் (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · lt Don Kichotas (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · bar Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · de Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · sl Don Kihot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · pt Dom Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ka დონ კიხოტი (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · sv Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · pl Donkiszot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · th ดอนกิโฆเต้ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · bo ཐང་རྗི་ཁོཏ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · kmr Don Kîşot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ur ڈان کے خوتے (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · id Don Kihote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · cmn 堂吉訶德 /堂吉诃德 (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · gl Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · oc Don Quichòte (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · pa ਦੌਨ ਕੀਹੋਤੇ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ml ഡോൺ ക്വിൿസോട്ട് (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · la Dominus Quixotus (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · fr Don Quichotte (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · yue 吉訶德大人 /吉诃德大人 (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · fi Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · bg Дон Кихо́т (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · id Don Kisot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · nl Don Quichot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ar دُون كِيشُوت (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · he דוֹן קִישׁוֹט (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · vi Đông Ki-sốt (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · he דוֹן קִיחוֹטֶה (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · tr Don Kişot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · uk Дон Кіхо́т (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · be Дон Кіхо́т (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · mk Дон Ки́хот (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · cy Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · new दन किहोते (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · cs Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · hu Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · eo Donkiĥoto (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ca Don Quixot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · yue 唐吉訶德 /唐吉诃德 (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · an Don Quixot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · bn ডন কিহোতে (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · mr डॉन क्विक्झोट (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · de Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · hy Դոն Կիխոտ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · es Don Quijote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · vec Don Chissote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · az Don Kixot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · vi Đôn Ki-hô-tê (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · ja ドン・キホーテ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · fy Don Quichot (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · el Δον Κιχώτης (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · hy Դոն Քիշոտ (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · de Don Quichotte (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · es Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · is Don Kíkóti (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · nan-hbl Don Quixote (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) · fa دن کیشوت (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel)
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