duca

See also: Duca, dūca, and ducá

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka, accusative of δούξ (doúx)), in turn borrowed from Latin ducem. See also the likewise borrowed doublets duce and doge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: dù‧ca
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Noun

duca m (plural duchi, feminine duchessa)

  1. duke

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: دوقه (duka)
    • Turkish: duka

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