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How do the British pronounce Don Quixote?
According to Google the British pronunciation is “quick-sote” whereas the US style is “kee-ho-tay”, but I have just heard a BBC announcer say “donkey-shot” (and I have heard this before on BBC R3 so it is not this particular announcer being stupid).
How do you pronounce Don Quijote in Japanese?
‘Don Quijote’ (pronounced ‘dawn kee-ho-tay’) too much of a mouthful? It’s also known simply as ‘Donki’ in Japan. The chain first opened in 1989 in Japan, and is known for being a one-stop convenience discount store that keeps to late hours, with some stores even operating 24/7.
Why is quixotic pronounced like Quixote?
Answer: It’s because the title character of the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, is so popular in so many countries, it is pronounced variously as “Kee-HO-tay” (Spanish), “Kee-SHOT” (French), “Kwix-OH-tee” (some Americans), and many other ways throughout the world.
Is it Don Quixote or Don Quijote?
Don Quixote, also spelled Don Quijote, 17th-century Spanish literary character, the protagonist of the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
How do you pronounce the name Erasmus?
Des·i·de·ri·us [des-i-deer-ee-uhs], /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/, 1466? –1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”
What is the meaning of Don Quixote?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Don Quix·ote /ˌdɒn ˈkwɪksət, -kɪˈhəʊti $ ˌdɑːn-, -ˈhoʊti/ noun someone who is determined to change what is wrong, but who does it in a way that is silly or not practical.
How do you pronounce quixotic Don Quixote?
“The correct pronunciation is ‘Don Qui-Sh-Otay’, because in the book the character speaks in old Castilian.” By extension, “quixotic” should be pronounced: [kee-sho-tik].
What is the real name of Don Quixote?
Alonso Quijano
Don Quixote, a Spanish gentleman of La Mancha Alonso Quijano (or Quesada, or Quijada), who believes himself and acts as a knight-errant as described in various medieval books of chivalry, riding his horse Rocinante.
Is Don Quixote a good person?
Honest, dignified, proud, and idealistic, he wants to save the world. As intelligent as he is mad, Don Quixote starts out as an absurd and isolated figure and ends up as a pitiable and lovable old man whose strength and wisdom have failed him.