dulse
/dʌls/ noun
Forms dulses dilisk dillisk dilsk dulce
- noun A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.]
Etymology [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. Whisky.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “dulse”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details