doucet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, diminutive of dous (“sweet”). Doublet of dulcet and dolcetto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduːsɪt/ Rhymes: -uːsɪt === Noun === doucet (plural doucets) (obsolete except in dialects) A sweetened dish. (in the plural) Deer testicles. === Anagrams === Ducote == French == === Etymology === From Old French doucet. By surface analysis, doux (“sweet, soft”) +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /du.sɛ/ === Adjective === doucet (feminine doucette, masculine plural doucets, feminine plural doucettes) (of a person) soft; tender === Further reading === “doucet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === dowcet, dowset, dowsett, dulcett === Etymology === From Old French doucet; equivalent to douce +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduːsit/, /ˈdulsit/ === Adjective === doucet (rare, Late Middle English) sweet-tasting, sugary nice-tasting, tasty or delicious melodious, harmonious nice, friendly, kind ==== Descendants ==== English: dulcet ==== References ==== “dǒucet, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 July 2018. === Noun === doucet (plural doucetes) (rare, Late Middle English) a sort of dessert a sort of musical instrument ==== Descendants ==== English: doucet ==== References ==== “dǒucet, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 July 2018. == Old French == === Etymology === From dous +‎ -et. === Adjective === doucet m (oblique and nominative feminine singular doucete) sweet (of food or drink) ==== Descendants ==== French: doucet → Middle English: doucet (adjective)English: dulcet → Middle English: doucet (noun)English: doucet == Old Irish == === Verb === do·ucet third-person plural present indicative deuterotonic of do·ucai