duce

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈduːtʃɪ/, Italian: /ˈduːtʃe/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(do̅o̅′chā; It. do̅o̅′che)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
du•ce  (do̅o̅′chā; It. do̅o̅′che),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ces, -ci (-chē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Terms, Governmenta leader or dictator.
  2. Government il Duce, the leader: applied esp. to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.
  • Medieval Latin dux (genitive ducis), Latin: leader; compare duke, dux
  • Italian
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
duce /ˈduːtʃɪ; Italian: ˈduːtʃe/ n
  1. a leader
Etymology: 20th Century: from Italian, from Latin dux
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Duce /Italian: ˈduːtʃe/ n
  1. Il Duce /il/ ⇒ the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy (1922–43)
'duce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
duck - doge - il Duce - Mussolini - Sadducee - superproduce

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