quixotesco
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the titular character in the novel by Miguel Cervantes, + -esco.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
quixotesco (feminine quixotesca, masculine plural quixotescos, feminine plural quixotescas)
- quixotic (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality)