duque

Meaning

1. (masculine) duke (male ruler of a duchy)
2. (masculine) deuce, two (a card with two spots)

Concepts

duke

duchess

Synonyms

duquesa

Translations

duc

duca

duque

Herzog

hertog

duc

dük

dux

δούκας

دوق

duchessa

duka

duchesse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdu.ki/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: duc

In summary

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.