DON QUIXOTE


Meaning of DON QUIXOTE in English

Pronunciation: ˌ dän-k ē - ' (h) ō -t ē , ˌ dä ŋ -; chiefly Brit dän- ' kwik-s ə t

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish, hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote

Date: 1630

: an impractical idealist

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.