frasca
See also: Frasca
Galician
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
frasca f (plural frascas)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“braid-covered bottle”). Attested in Iberian Medieval Latin documents as flasca since 827.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
frasca f (plural frascas)
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frasca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frasca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Compare Sicilian frasca.
Pronunciation
Noun
frasca f (plural frasche)
- bough, branch
- (figurative) symbol of instability, vanity, or blitheness
- caprice, whim
- (mildly derogatory) frivolous woman
- (plural only) frill (superfluous ornament)
Derived terms
Further reading
- frasca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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