dulse
/dʌls/
dulse noun: a seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
Noun
dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)
- A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
- Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 151
- They worked together on their father's patch: desperately, hungrily, from dawn to nightfall; dragging up dulse from the shore to nourish the stones; [...] but nothing much grew except their own sense of separation.2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 90
Forms of dulse
| plural | dulses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dilisk |
| alternative form | dillisk |
| alternative form | dilsk |
| alternative form | dulce |
Origin of dulse
Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.
Words formed from dulse
- pepper dulse
- shell dulse
Words that rhyme with dulse
Questions about dulse
- What does dulse mean?
- Dulse means a seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
- What part of speech is dulse?
- Dulse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dulse?
- Dulse is pronounced /dʌls/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dulse?
- The plural of dulse is dulses.
Words near dulse in the dictionary
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