franco

franco

See also: Franco, franco-, and Franco-

English

Etymology 1

From Italian franco (“French”). Doublet of franc and frank.

Noun

franco (plural francos)

1. (historical) The currency issued between 1805 and 1808 of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.

Related terms

• franc

See also

• lira

Etymology 2

From Franco-.

Noun

franco (plural francos)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Franco.
   • 1977, Report on Confederation:

     The anglos have seen the whole of the country, and the continent, as hospitable, while the francos have over a long period come to view Quebec as their real homeland.

   • 1998, Dick Bird, Never the Same Again: A History of VSO, Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, →ISBN, page 193:

     Something similar had occurred in Canada, where first of all the sector is divided between anglos and francos; […]

   • 2011, Katharine Goodland; John O’Connor, A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance since 1991, volume 3 (Canada and USA), Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 153:

     “Language is always an issue in Quebec and here’s a play that both anglos and francos will have a language problem with,” Ackerman says.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian porto franco.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

franco (not comparable)

1. with freightages paid by the sender

Inflection

Inflection of franco
uninflected	franco
inflected	franco
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		franco
indefinite	m./f. sing.	franco
	n. sing.	franco
	plural	franco
definite		franco
partitive

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: prangko
• → Indonesian: prangko (“postage stamp”)
  • → Petjo: prangko, perangko

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrant͡so]
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Noun

franco (accusative singular francon, plural francoj, accusative plural francojn)

1. a French person

   Hypernym: eŭropano

Derived terms

• francino (“Frenchwoman”)

Related terms

• franca (“French”)
• france (“in French”)
• Francio (“France”)

 

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Galician

Feira franca ("free market"), Pontevedra: a festival that re-enacts a medieval tax-free market

Etymology

From Late Latin francus (“Frankish”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”).

The adjectival forms, from Old French franc (“free”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfraŋko̝/

Noun

franco m (plural francos, feminine franca, feminine plural francas)

1. Frank
2. (archaic) Frenchman

   Synonym: francés

3. franc (former currency of France and other countries)
   • 1401, M. Lucas Alvarez; M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 276:

     uendo, segundo dito he, por doze francos d'ouro da moneda del rey de França

     I sell, as said, for twelve francs of gold, of the coinage of the king of France

Derived terms

• francés
• Francia
• Franco
• Francos

 

Related terms

• francada
• Francoi
• Francuín
• Franzomil

 

Adjective

franco m (feminine singular franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. tax-free

   Synonym: exento

2. free, unobstructed

   Synonym: libre

3. sincere, true

   Synonym: sincelo

4. (archaic) generous

   Synonym: xeneroso

Derived terms

• francamente
• franquear
• franqueo
• franquía

 

References

• “franco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “franco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “franco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “franco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French franc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ko/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anko
• Hyphenation: fràn‧co

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural franchi, feminine plural franche)

1. frank, candid
2. free (of duty)

   franchi tiratori ― snipers

3. Frankish

Derived terms

• francamente
• franchezza
• sfranchire

 

Adverb

franco

1. frankly

Noun

franco m (plural franchi)

1. Frank (Frankish person)
2. franc (money)

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: franko

Further reading

• franco in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• franco in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• frànco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.koː/, [ˈfräŋkoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfran.ko/, [ˈfräŋko]

Adjective

francō

1. inflection of francus:
   1. dative masculine/neuter singular
   2. ablative masculine singular

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French franc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾɐ̃.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ku
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. Frankish (referring to the Franks)

   Synonym: frâncico

2. frank (bluntly honest)

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and Belgium)
2. franc (any of several units of currency)
3. Frank (one of the Franks)

Further reading

• “franco” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “franco” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “franco” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “franco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “franco” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “franco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Middle French franc, from Medieval Latin Francus (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Franko, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (literally “spear, javelin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾanko/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -anko
• Syllabification: fran‧co

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

1. franc (former currency of France and other countries)

Derived terms

• franco CFA
• franco cefa

Adjective

franco (feminine franca, masculine plural francos, feminine plural francas)

1. frank, candid, straightforward
2. generous, liberal, openhanded
3. free, unimpeded, unencumbered
4. exempt, free
5. Frankish

Derived terms

• ballena franca
• bola franca
• francamente
• franco bordo
• franco de servicio
• piso franco

 

Related terms

• franqueza
• francoguayanés

See also

• honesto

Further reading

• “franco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014