Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French froncer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /fɾunˈθiɾ/ [fɾũn̟ˈθiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /fɾunˈsiɾ/ [fɾũnˈsiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: frun‧cir

Verb edit

fruncir (first-person singular present frunzo, first-person singular preterite fruncí, past participle fruncido)

  1. (transitive) to pucker, wrinkle
    Synonym: arrugar
  2. (transitive, sewing) to gather
  3. (transitive) to frown

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