dolco
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin dulcō (“to sweeten”), derived from Latin dulcis (“sweet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdol.ko/
- Rhymes: -olko
- Hyphenation: dól‧co
Adjective
dolco (feminine dolca, masculine plural dolchi, feminine plural dolche) (Tuscany)
- moderate (of weather)
- Synonym: mite
- (figurative, archaic) soft
- Synonyms: molle, morbido
- (figurative, archaic) favourable/favorable, propitious
- Synonyms: favorevole, propizio
Related terms
- dolce
Further reading
- dolco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana