"Duce" meaning in English

See Duce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Duces [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”). * As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Duce (plural Duces)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Duce-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the Duce [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Duce}} the Duce
  1. Alternative form of Il Duce Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Il Duce Synonyms: Dowse [English, surname]
    Sense id: en-Duce-en-name-M7ndf9sb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Duce meaning in English (1.4kB)

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