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duque.

duke (male ruler of a duchy)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdu.ki/Brazil/ˈdu.kɨ/Portugal
  1. duke (male ruler of a duchy)

    masculine
  2. deuce, two (a card with two spots)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese duc (“duke”), borrowed from Old French duc (“duke”), from Latin dux (“ruler”), from dūcō (“to lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Doublet of doge.

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