Don Quixote

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
• The protagonist of this novel.

Noun

• Any person or character who displays quixotism.

Origin

• Borrowed from Spanish Don Quixote, the older spelling of modern Spanish Don Quijote.