duci

duci

1. plural of duce

First attested in 1786. A playful derivation from dúc (“crust (the round end of the bread)”) +‎ -i (diminutive suffix).[1][2]

• IPA^(key): [ˈdut͡si]
• Hyphenation: du‧ci
• Rhymes: -t͡si

duci (comparative ducibb, superlative legducibb)

1. (endearing) chubby (of a person, especially a woman or child: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft)

   Synonyms: dundi, kövér

duci (plural ducik)

1. a chubby person, especially a woman or a child

• duci in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

duci m

1. plural of duce

dūcī

1. present passive infinitive of dūcō  "to be led, to be guided"

ducī

1. dative singular of dux

duci m

1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of ducis

• IPA^(key): [dut͡ʃʲ]

duci

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of duce

• a-duci, aduci, aruci (augmented, rhotacized, South-eastern Sicily)

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Compare Italian dolce, Neapolitan doce.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.(t)ʃi/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /aˈɾu.ʃi/ (augmented, rhotacized)
• Hyphenation: dù‧ci

duci (feminine singular duci, masculine and feminine plural duci)

1. Of a pleasant taste induced by sugar.

   Nu pumu duci.

   a sweet apple

2. (of non-humans) Tasting of sugar.
3. Not of a salty taste.

   Pizza duci.

   Pizza sweet.

4. Of a pleasant smell.

   Chi ciàguru duci.

   What a sweet scent.

• → Italian: duci (regional)