douceâtre

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From douce (“sweet”) +‎ -âtre. Cognate to Italian dolciastro (“sweetish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.satʁ/ ~ /du.sɑtʁ/

Adjective

douceâtre (plural douceâtres)

  1. (derogatory) sweetish, sickly

See also

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.