See also: Franca and França

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franca

  1. feminine singular of franc

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franca flago

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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).

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

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franca

  1. feminine singular of franco

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franca

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

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francā

  1. ablative feminine singular of francus

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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑn.kɑ/, [ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]

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franca m

  1. lance, javelin, spear

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Borrowed from German Franze, Franzose, from Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois. Doublet of Francja and Francuz.

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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

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

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franca

  1. feminine singular of franco

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Borrowed from Italian francare.

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

  1. to stamp a letter

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

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franca

  1. feminine singular of franco