Duce

English

Proper noun

the Duce

  1. Alternative form of Il Duce

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdu.tʃe/, [ˈd̪uːt͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -utʃe
  • Hyphenation: Dù‧ce

Proper noun

il Duce m

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