noun, feminine/duˈkesa/plural: duquesas
duchess
Etymology tree Spanish duque Latin -ēnsis Spanish -és Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -a Spanish -esa Spanish duquesa From duque (“duke”) + -esa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).