(It goes to the faith/fact conundrum.)
I would prefer "wave" because it is more general: I can imagine a particle as a particular wave or wave packet.
Or do you find functionality in duality? There is some convenience. But I think most people, when thinking of particles, understand them as a certain image of waves and waves in themselves. It goes to the faith/fact conundrum. Again, speaking of myself only, I do not find much of a dilemma here. To me, faith does not deal with facts but rather with the attribution of facts. Of course, it is a deep issue, and this short remark cannot even begin to do justice to the issue. But you asked, and I did not want to be disrespectful. So, here is a short answer (sorry) rather than none at all.