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) A surname. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== the Duce 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 (historical politics) Il Duce (title assumed by Mussolini) Synonym: Duce del Fascismo