Don Quixote

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː/ /ˈdɒn ˈkwɪksət/, Spanish: /ˈkwɪksət/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(don′ kē hō′tē, don kwik′sət; Sp. dôn kē hô′te)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Don Quix•o•te  (don′ kē hō′tē, don kwik′sət; Sp. dôn kē hô′te),USA pronunciation 
  1. Literaturethe hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.
  2. Literature(italics) (Don Quixote de la Mancha) the novel itself (1605 and 1615).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Don Quixote /ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː; ˈkwɪksət; Spanish: don kiˈxote/ n
  1. an impractical idealist
Etymology: after the hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha
'Don Quixote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alcázar de San Juan - Doré - La Mancha - Quixote - quixotic - dulcinea - quixotism - Rosinante - windmill - Sancho Panza

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