franquear

Attested since the 13th century. From franco (“free, unobstructed”) +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): [fraŋkeˈaɾ]

franquear (first-person singular present franqueo, first-person singular preterite franqueei, past participle franqueado)
franquear (first-person singular present franqueio, first-person singular preterite franqueei, past participle franqueado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to open (a door); to clear (a passageway)

   Synonyms: abrir, librar

2. (transitive) to go through

   Synonym: pasar

3. (transitive) to exempt from charge
   • 1416, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 3:

     fazemosvos saber que o dito señor rey franqueou et feso exsentos et franquos por seu privellejo a todos los vesiños et moradores desta dita çidade de todos los ditos portadgos et peajes

     we let you know that said Kind our Lord exempted and made exempt and tax-free, by his privilege, all the neighbours and dwellers of this city, of all of said tolls and pedages

4. (transitive) to stamp a parcel or a letter

• franqueado

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “franq”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “franquear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “franquear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “franquear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

• Hyphenation: fran‧que‧ar

franquear (first-person singular present franqueio, first-person singular preterite franqueei, past participle franqueado)

1. (transitive) to exempt from charge
2. (intransitive) to clear (to go through as payment)

From franco +‎ -ear.

• IPA^(key): /fɾankeˈaɾ/ [fɾãŋ.keˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fran‧que‧ar

franquear (first-person singular present franqueo, first-person singular preterite franqueé, past participle franqueado)

1. (transitive) to clear, open (a path)
2. (transitive) to pass through

• despejar

• “franquear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024