From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, from dulz, dulce + diminutive -et, from Latin dulcis ("sweet, pleasant"). Cognate with Spanish dulce, French doux, Italian dolce, Portuguese doce, and Romanian dulce. dolcetto, and doucet.
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