duca

See also: Duca and dūca

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

• arciduca
• granduca

Related terms

• ducale
• ducato

Descendants

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

See also

• doge
• duce

Anagrams

• Cuda