doce
Portuguese, noun/ˈdo.si/
doce is spelled D-O-C-E (4 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,529th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Doce is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sweet, candy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer preparação culinária cujo sabor revele a utilização de açúcar ou outro adoçante como ingrediente”.
What does doce mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesweet, sugary
- 2
femininemasculinefresh
- 3
femininemasculinegentle, sweet, kind
- 4
femininemasculineagreeable, pleasant
noun
- 1
masculinesweet, candy
- 2
masculinejam, marmelade
- 3
masculinedessert
- 4
masculinesweet, dear
- 5
BrazilmasculineslangLSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem sabor agradável, como o do açúcar, do mel ou qualquer outro adoçante 2. meigo, suave, afetuoso, simpático, aprazível, tenro, brando, mavioso, benévolo
noun: 1. qualquer preparação culinária cujo sabor revele a utilização de açúcar ou outro adoçante como ingrediente 2. o que apresenta sabor açucarado, doce 3. açúcar 4. indivíduo dócil, meigo, afável
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of doce
- doces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce doce?
- Brazil /ˈdo.si/
- Portugal /ˈdo.sɨ/
- /ˈdosɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to doce
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is doce in Portuguese?
doce appears 63 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).