HOW TO PRONOUNCE
Don Quixote
/ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/
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What does Don Quixote mean?
noun
- Any person or character who displays quixotism.
proper noun
- A famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
- The protagonist of this novel.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/
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He said if I warn’t so ignorant, but had read a book called Don Quixote, I would know without asking.
The next day he called with translations of Homer and ‘Don Quixote,’ which the boy proceeded to read with great avidity.
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The place so called is a collection of ruinous houses, which put me in mind of the Fulling mills mentioned in “Don Quixote.”
There was in Burton, as in most great men, a touch of the Don Quixote, derived, no doubt, in his case, from his father.
I am reading Don Quixote chiefly and am his fervent admirer, but I am so sorry he did not place his affections on a Dulcinea of somewhat worthier stamp.