How to pronounce duchess
American English pronunciation
DUCH-is
- IPA
- /ˈdʌtʃɪs/
- Syllables
- DUCH · is (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What duchess means
The wife of a duke, or a woman with a duke's rank
In a sentence: The duchess waved to the crowd from her golden carriage.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French word duchesse, the word for a duke's wife.
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