No. 6,956 in Spanish
dukes
"Dukes" is not a Spanish word.
In a sentence
Con los puños cerrados, el luchador estaba listo para alzar sus dukes.
With his fists closed, the fighter was ready to raise his dukes.
The term 'dukes' refers colloquially to fists in fighting context.
Los duques llegaron al evento en un carruaje elegante.
The dukes arrived at the event in an elegant carriage.
Here 'duques' refers to nobility, specifically individuals holding the title of duke.
En el barrio, a menudo hablan de levantar los dukes cuando discuten.
In the neighborhood, they often speak about raising their dukes when arguing.
In this context, 'dukes' is used idiomatically to mean preparing to fight or defend oneself.
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