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don qui·xote
\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 |