fronda

See also: Fronda

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin frons, frondem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾon.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾon.da]

Noun

fronda f (plural frondes)

1. frond (leaf of a fern)
2. foliage

   Synonym: fullatge

Further reading

• “fronda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: frondas, frondât

Verb

fronda

1. third-person singular past historic of fronder

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfron.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: frón‧da

Etymology 1

From Latin frons, frondem.

Noun

fronda f (plural fronde)

1. frond (leafy branch)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French fronde (“leafy branch, opposition”).

Noun

fronda f (plural fronde)

1. movement of covert opposition

   vento di fronda ― spirit of covert opposition

   fare la fronda

   to conspire

   (literally, “to do/act as covert opposition”)

Derived terms

• frondista

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾonda/ [ˈfɾõn̪.d̪a]

Noun

fronda f (plural frondas)

1. (botany) frond

Alternative forms

• fronde

Related terms

• frondoso

Further reading

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