Don Quixote
/ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/US/ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/
Don Quixote 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).
Proper noun
Don Quixote
- 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.
Noun
Don Quixote (plural Don Quixotes)
- Any person or character who displays quixotism.
- But he was a born leader. As danger thickened his jaunty manner would increase, his speech become more racy, his cold eyes glitter into ardent life, and his Don Quixote moustache bristle with joyous excitement.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- […] while joint libraries are wonderful endeavors, which may or may not be a part of our future, they also represent the best of human cooperation for the greater good. This book is dedicated to these Don Quixotes of the library world.2012, Claire B. Gunnels, Susan E. Green, Patricia M. Butler, Joint Libraries: Models That Work, page 161
Don Quixote meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Don Quixote in Tamil
- the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel
- டான் குய்க்ஸோட் ṭāṉ kuyksōṭ
Don Quixote in Marathi
- the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel
- डॉन क्विक्झोट ḍŏn kvikjhoṭ, दॉन किहोते dŏn kihote
Don Quixote in Urdu
- the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel
- ڈان کے خوتے ḍān ke-hote
Don Quixote in Bengali
- the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel
- ডন কিহোতে ḍon kihōte
More languagesFewer languages
- Don Quixote in Malayalam
- ഡോൺ ക്വിൿസോട്ട് ḍōṇ kviksōṭṭŭ
- Don Quixote in Punjabi
- ਦੌਨ ਕੀਹੋਤੇ daun kīhote
- Don Quixote in Arabic
- دُون كِيشُوت dūn kīšūt, دُون كِيخُوتِي dūn kīḵūtī
- Don Quixote in Indonesian
- Don Kisot, Don Kihote
- Don Quixote in Persian
- دن کیشوت don kišot
- Don Quixote in Thai
- ดอนกิโฆเต้ Don Gì-koh-dtây
- Don Quixote in Vietnamese
- Đôn Ki-hô-tê, Đông Ki-sốt
Forms of Don Quixote
| plural | Don Quixotes |
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Origin of Don Quixote
Borrowed from Spanish Don Quixote, the older spelling of modern Spanish Don Quijote.
Words formed from Don Quixote
Words that rhyme with Don Quixote
Questions about Don Quixote
- What does Don Quixote mean?
- Don Quixote means 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).
- What is Don Quixote in Tamil?
- Don Quixote in Tamil is டான் குய்க்ஸோட் (ṭāṉ kuyksōṭ). See Don Quixote meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote is pronounced /ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/ (UK).
Words near Don Quixote in the dictionary
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