See also: froté

English

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Etymology

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From French frotter.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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frote (third-person singular simple present frotes, present participle froting, simple past and past participle froted)

  1. (obsolete) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
    • 1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. [], London: [] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, [], published 1600, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iii, signature [L iiij], verso:
      Let a man ſweat once a weeke in a Hothouſe, and be well rubd and froted with a good plumpe juicie wench, and ſweet linnen, he ſhall ne’re ha’ the Poxe.
    • 1577, Timothy Kendall, Flowers of Epigrammes:
      She smelles, she kisseth, and her corps
      She loves exceedingly; She tufts her heare , she frotes her face

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Asturian

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Verb

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frote

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of frotar

Old High German

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Adjective

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frōte

  1. Alternative form of fruote, strong masculine nominative/accusative plural of fruot

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾote/ [ˈfɾo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: fro‧te

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from frotar.

Noun

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frote m (plural frotes)

  1. rub; rubbing
    Synonym: frotamiento

Etymology 2

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Verb

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frote

  1. inflection of frotar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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