# duo

Pronunciation: US say "DOO-oh" /ˈdu.oʊ/; UK say "DYOO-oh" /ˈdjuː.əʊ/

## Noun

1. Two people considered together as a pair, especially partners who work or act together.
   - Simple: Two people who are together or do something together, like two partners.
   - _The writing duo split every script down the middle._
   - _Their startup was founded by a duo who had met in graduate school._
2. A pair of musicians who perform together as an act.
   - Simple: Two musicians who play or sing music together.
   - _The jazz duo improvised for nearly an hour._
   - _Critics praised the piano-and-cello duo for their tight ensemble playing._
3. A pair of things treated, sold, or used as a set, for instance matching products or furniture pieces.
   - Simple: Two things that go together, or are sold or used as a pair, like matching products or furniture.
   - _The store sells the lipstick and liner as a duo for less than buying them separately._
   - _The walnut nightstands were sold as a duo and fetched twice the estimate._
4. A musical piece written in two parts; a duet.
   - Simple: A piece of music written for two singers or players.
   - _The recital opened with a baroque duo for two cellos._
   - _He arranged the folk tune as a duo for guitar and mandolin._
5. A dish made of two paired components, often one ingredient prepared two ways.
   - Simple: A dish made of two parts that go well together.
   - _The tasting menu ended with a duo of dark and white chocolate._
   - _Her signature dish is a duo of seared scallops and pork belly._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A cocktail of any kind made by combining a spirit with a liqueur.

## Origin

This word comes from French or Italian "duo," from Latin "duo" meaning "two," tracing back through Proto-Italic to the Proto-Indo-European root *dwóh₁. It is a doublet of "two," which reached English through Proto-Germanic.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/duo (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).