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Italian
Etymology
From duca + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈkes.sa/
- Rhymes: -essa
- Hyphenation: du‧chés‧sa
Noun
duchessa f (plural duchesse)
- duchess
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: دوقسّه (dukessa)