dulse

Definition

A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish duileasc, Scottish Gaelic duileasg; compare Welsh delysg.

Example Sentences

• "Then Egil said, ‘That happens if you eat dulse, it makes you even thirstier.’"
• "They worked together on their father's patch: desperately, hungrily, from dawn to nightfall; dragging up dulse from the shore to nourish the stones; [...] but nothing much grew except their own sense of separation."