duke

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//dʒuːk//
//djuːk//
//duːk//

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

sostantivo

1
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
2
The sovereign of a small state.
3
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
4
A grand duke.
5
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Bassarona and Dophla.
6
gergoA fist.
Put up your dukes!
“Your friend sure knows how to use his dukes. Biff, bang! One, two, and the copʼs on his ass!”
"How did the sport go." "O sparred a few rounds. Let the instructor have a few on the button." "You must be tough." "I can handle my dukes."

Etimologia

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin dux, ducemlbor. Old French ducder. English duke From Old French duc, through Middle English duk, duke, from Latin dux, ducis. Displaced native Old English heretoga. Was present as duc in late Old English, from the same Latin source. Doublet of doge, duc, duce, and dux. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-, which is also the source of the second component in German Herzog. The “fist” sense is thought to be Cockney rhyming slang where “Duke(s) of York” = fork. Fork is itself Cockney slang for hand, and thus fist.

verbo

1
informaleTo hit or beat with the fists.
It seems that PI Rainer was duked by his wife […].
2
gergoTo give cash to; to give a tip to.
I duked him twenty dollars.
3
To perform the duties of, or rule over as, a duke.

Forme

plurale: dukes
passato: duked
participio passato: duked
participio presente: duking
3ª persona singolare: dukes

Duffy · A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Dubhthaigh…dug · A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two…duh · A disdainful indication that something is obvious.

duke · The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

Duke · The title of a duke.dukes · One's parents.Dukes · A surname.

Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.