franca

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾaŋ.ka]

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franca

1. feminine singular of franc

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrant͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ant͡sa
• Hyphenation: fran‧ca

franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)

1. French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)
2. (la franca) clipping of la franca lingvo (“the French language”)

• eŭropa (“European”)

• franclingvano, francparolanto (“a French speaker”)
• francparola, francparolanta (“French-speaking”)

• france (“in French”)
• Francio (“France”)
• franco (“a French person”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: fràn‧ca

franca

1. feminine singular of franco

• farla franca (“to get away with it”)

• franca: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]
• franca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]
• francā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.kaː]
• francā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈfraŋ.ka]

franca

1. inflection of francus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

francā

1. ablative feminine singular of francus

From Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]

franca m

1. lance, javelin, spear

Weak:

• Franca

Borrowed from German Franze, Franzose, from Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois. Doublet of Francja and Francuz. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ant͡sa
• Syllabification: fran‧ca

franca f

1. (colloquial, pathology) syphilis

   Synonyms: kiła, przymiot, syfilis

2. (colloquial, pathology) nagging, chronic illness

   Synonym: choróbsko

3. (colloquial, dermatology) pimple, pustule

   Synonyms: krosta, pryszcz, wyprysk

4. (derogatory) blackguard, scoundrel

   Synonym: niegodziwiec

• franca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• franca in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
• Hyphenation: fran‧ca

franca

1. feminine singular of franco

Borrowed from Italian francare.

a franca (third-person singular present franchează, past participle francat) 1st conjugation

1. to stamp a letter

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾanka/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: fran‧ca

franca

1. feminine singular of franco