Duce

See also: 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)

1. A surname.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

the Duce

1. 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

1. (historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini)

   Synonym: Duce del Fascismo