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dolce

dolce

1 8.1
A sweet Italian dish you eat at the end of a meal
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊlʧeɪ/
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  • For dessert, we enjoyed a delicious dolce made with fresh strawberries and cream.
  • dolce vita
  • Gorgonzola dolce
  • dolce far niente

It is a fried churro filled with what looks to be Dolce de leche.

Examples

  • I've never had Dolce de leche ice cream and I've never said it.

  • So today we're cooking another Dolce, another dessert, and we will.

  • I like the cinnamon dolce flavor at Starbucks too.

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  • The last thing I got for myself, the cinnamon Dolce Barista Collection syrup.

  • I usually have a brewed coffee in the morning and treat myself to a skinny latte a couple of times a week (cinnamon dolce is my favorite).

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  • Can I get a medium cinnamon dolce latte with almond milk, two shots of caramel, and a shot of espresso?

  • After dinner, my grandmother always served a traditional Italian dolce to conclude the meal.

  • The restaurant is famous for its rich chocolate dolce that melts in your mouth.

Synonyms

dessert
vsdolce
431 1.0

A sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal

is the Italian word that specifically denotes such sweet dishes
cannoli
vsdolce
27 3.9

An Italian dessert of a fried pastry tube filled with sweet ricotta cheese

is the broad Italian dessert label, not this particular filled pastry
gelato
vsdolce
23 2.5

A creamy Italian frozen dessert thicker than ice cream

is a broader Italian sweet category that includes many dessert types
panna cotta
vsdolce
4 4.2

A creamy Italian dessert made from sweetened cream set with gelatin, often with fruit

is the overarching Italian sweet term rather than this particular creamy dish
spumoni
vsdolce
2 7.6

A layered Italian ice cream with fruit and nuts

is the general Italian sweet served after meals, not this specific layered ice cream
dolci
vsdolce
7.5

Sweet dishes in Italian cooking, like tiramisu and panna cotta

is the singular Italian name for a single sweet dish served after a meal
cassata
vsdolce
8.2

A round Italian cake of sponge filled with sweet ricotta and candied fruit

is the general sweet course name, not this specific layered cake

Compounds

A pleasant feeling of relaxing and doing nothing

How Sweet

confection
8 3.7
cake
850 1.0
dolce
1 8.1
sorbet
16 2.7
fruit
957 1.0

Surface Forms

dolce singular
dolces plural

Etymology

Dolce is the Italian word for 'sweet' and is used on menus to mean a sweet dish or dessert. So when you order a dolce you are asking for something sweet to finish your meal.