Duce
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (English surname): Dowse
Etymology 1
edit- As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”).
- As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).
Proper noun
editDuce (plural Duces)
- A surname.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editthe Duce
- Alternative form of Il Duce
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editAntonomasia of duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editil Duce m
- (historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)
- Synonym: Duce del Fascismo
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- English terms derived from Italian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/utʃe
- Rhymes:Italian/utʃe/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian terms with historical senses
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