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)

1. duke

   Synonyms: duplu, duquesu

Derived terms

• ducáu

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)

1. 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 Santamarina, 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 Santamarina, Ernesto X. 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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.kɨ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: du‧que

Noun

duque m (plural duques, feminine duquesa, feminine plural duquesas)

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

Derived terms

• Duque de Caxias

Related terms

• ducado
• ducal

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama, rainha	rei	jóquer, curinga

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *déwkti

Proto-Italic *doukō

Latin dūcō

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Latin -s

Latin dux, ducemlbor.

Old French ducbor.

Spanish duque

Borrowed from Old French duc, a learned borrowing from Latin dux, ducem. 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)

1. duke

Derived terms

• archiduque
• ducado
• gran duque

Related terms

• duquesa

Further reading

• “duque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026