ducado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈka.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈka.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈka.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈka.du/ [duˈka.ðu]

• Hyphenation: du‧ca‧do

Noun

ducado m (plural ducados)

1. duchy (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)
2. (historical) ducat (historical gold coin)

Related terms

• duque

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈkado/ [d̪uˈka.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: du‧ca‧do

Noun

ducado m (plural ducados)

1. duchy (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess)
2. dukedom (the rank or title of a duke)
3. (historical) ducat (historical gold coin)

Derived terms

• gran ducado

 

Related terms

• duque

 

Further reading

• “ducado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014