n.
Pronunciation: ' kwik-s ə t, k ē - ' h ō -t ē , - ' ō -
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Don Quixote, hero of the novel Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605, 1615) by Cervantes
Date: 1648
: a quixotic person
– quix · o · tism \ ' kwik-s ə - ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun
– quix · o · try \ -s ə -tr ē \ noun