ˌdänkēˈ(h)ōd.]ē, -äŋk-, -ōt], ]i, -ōˌtā; sometimes dänˈkwiksə]t or -ˌsō]t or (+V) ]d. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized D&Q
Etymology: Spanish (now spelled Quijote ), after Don Quixote, foolishly idealistic and anachronistically chivalric hero of Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra died 1616 Spanish writer
: an impractical idealist and quixotic enthusiast bent on righting wrongs