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dolce

/ˈdoʊlˌtʃeɪ/

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What does dolce mean?

noun

  1. A soft-toned organ stop.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of Dolce & Gabbana (“Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985”).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdoʊlˌtʃeɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Those who know the blacks and their love of a 'dolce far niente,' will understand what a veritable hell this perpetual movement would make.
K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) ParkerThe Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in AustraliaProject Gutenberg ebook #3819
There is no pasturage near, and they never go out, but are constantly lying down, and surfeiting themselves with vine-leaves—perfect Italian cows enjoying the dolce far’ niente all day long.
Charles DickensPictures from ItalyProject Gutenberg ebook #650
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This gentleman is seen, With a maid of seventeen, A-taking of his dolce far niente; And wonders he'd achieve, For he asks us to believe She's his mother—and he's nearly five-and-twenty!
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808