duque

== Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French duc (“duke”), from Latin dux (“ruler”), from dūcō (“to lead”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduke/ [ˈd̪u.ke] Rhymes: -uke Syllabification: du‧que === Noun === duque m (plural duques) duke Synonyms: duplu, duquesu ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “duque”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese duc (“duke”), borrowed from Old French duc (“duke”), from Latin dux (“ruler”), from dūcō (“to lead”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduke/ [ˈd̪u.kɪ] Rhymes: -uke Hyphenation: du‧que === Noun === duque m (plural duques, feminine duquesa, feminine plural duquesas) duke (the male ruler of a duchy) ==== Related terms ==== ducado === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “duque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “duque”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “duque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “duque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “duque”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “duque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “duque”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: du‧que === Noun === duque m (plural duques, feminine duquesa, feminine plural duquesas) duke (male ruler of a duchy) (card games) deuce, two (a card with two spots) ==== Derived terms ==== Duque de Caxias ==== Related terms ==== ducado ducal === See also === === Further reading === “duque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “duque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French duc, from Latin dux. Doublet of dogo and dux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduke/ [ˈd̪u.ke] Rhymes: -uke Syllabification: du‧que === Noun === duque m (plural duques, feminine duquesa, feminine plural duquesas) duke ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “duque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025