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il duce

/il ˈdutʃeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
il -duce
IPA
/il ˈdutʃeɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian il Duce (literally “the Leader”), from duce (“commander, leader”), from Latin dux, accusative ducem (“leader”), from the nomen agentis form of Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to lead”). Doublet of duke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /il ˈdutʃeɪ/
  • British English: /iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/

Inflected Forms

Duce (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Führer

Questions

How do you pronounce il duce?
The recorded pronunciation is /il ˈdutʃeɪ/.
What does il duce mean?
The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).
Where does il duce come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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