Duce

English

Alternative forms

(English surname): Dowse

Etymology 1

As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”).
As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).

Proper noun

Duce (plural Duces)

A surname.

Proper noun

the Duce

Alternative form of Il Duce

Anagrams

Cude, Educ., cued, educ.

Italian

Etymology

Antonomasia of duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, whence also dūcō (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdu.t͡ʃe/
Rhymes: -utʃe
Hyphenation: Dù‧ce

Proper noun

il Duce m

(historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)
Synonym: Duce del Fascismo

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