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granduca

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈdu.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dù‧ca

Etymology 1

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Univerbation of gran (great; big) +‎ duca (duke).

Noun

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granduca m (plural granduchi)

  1. grand duke
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Ottoman Turkish: غراندوقه (granduka)

Etymology 2

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From an adaptation of a northern grandugo, derived from dugo, reinterpreted as an alternative form of duca (duke).

Noun

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granduca m (plural granduchi)

  1. (regional) Synonym of gufo reale (Eurasian eagle owl)

Further reading

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  • granduca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • granduca2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana