franca

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾaŋ.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [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) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
• franca: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]
• francā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.kaː/, [ˈfräŋkäː]
• francā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ka/, [ˈfräŋkä]

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

• Franca

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

• 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 conj.

1. to stamp a letter

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

franca

1. feminine singular of franco