fronde

French

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Pronunciation

• (French) IPA: /fʁɔ̃d/

Etymology 1

From Latin frons, frondis (“leafage”). The dated sense is from Classical Latin, and attested since the fifteenth century; the other is from scientific Latin, due to Carolus Linnaeus, and attested since the eighteenth century.

Noun

fronde f. (plural frondes)

1. (dated, literary) A growth of leaves on a tree or shrub; more generally, foliage.
2. A frond, a leaf-like structure of a fern or (sometimes) alga.
   • Fronde (botanique) on the French Wikipedia.fr.Wikipedia:Fronde (botanique)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin funda (“sling, slingshot”).

Noun

fronde f. (plural frondes)

1. A sling, a slingshot: a projectile weapon, made of cord or leather, with which one throws stones or other projectiles.
2. A slingshot: a children's toy made of a bit of rubber and a Y-shaped stick.
3. A criticism or opposition.

Derived terms

• frondeur

Etymology 3

From Fronde, in turn from the previous.

Noun

fronde f. (plural frondes)

1. A criticism or opposition.

Etymology 4

See fronder.

Verb

fronde

1. first-person singular indicative present form of fronder
2. third-person singular indicative present form of fronder
3. first-person singular subjunctive present form of fronder
4. third-person singular subjunctive present form of fronder
5. second-person singular imperative form of fronder

References

• "fronde" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fonder, fondre, refond

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Italian

Noun

fronde f.

1. Plural form of fronda.

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Latin

Verb

frondē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of frondeō

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin frons (“leafy branch”), frondis.

Noun

fronde f. (plural frondes)

1. (botany) frond