fraco

Galician

Alternative forms

• fraque

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese fraco (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin flaccus (“flaccid”). Compare Portuguese fraco and Spanish flaco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾako̝/

Adjective

fraco (feminine fraca, masculine plural fracos, feminine plural fracas)

1. thin, skinny

   Synonym: delgado

2. (archaic) weak (lacking in force)
   • 1457, J. L. Novo Cazón (ed.), El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500). A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 400:

     dixe aos dictos freyres en como eu era e soon ome que paso de ydade de noueenta annos et fraco e inpotente do corpo e çego et algun tanto xordo, por los quaes defeutos et inpidimentos naturaes eu non poso procurar, admenestrar, defender, anparar et gouernar enno spiritual et tenporal o dicto moesteiro

     I told those friars then that since I was and am a man that surpass the age of ninety years, and am weak and powerless in my body, and blind, and a little deaf, that because of these defects and natural impediments I can not procure, administer, defend, protect and govern in spiritual and temporal matters said monastery

   Synonyms: débil, feble

Derived terms

• punto fraco

Related terms

• enfraquecer
• flácido
• fraquear
• fraqueza

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “fraco” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “fraco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Galician-Portuguese fraco, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flaccus (“flaccid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ku/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾa.ko/
• Rhymes: -aku

Adjective

1. weak (lacking in force or ability)
2. weak (lacking in taste or potency)
3. (colloquial) who cannot handle their drink

   Minha irmã é "fraca" para bebida. Ela ficou bêbada com duas latas de cerveja.

   My sister is a lightweight. She got drunk off of two beer cans.

Synonyms

• (lacking in force): débil, debilitado, enfraquecido, frágil, franzino, fraquete

Antonyms

• forte, potente

Derived terms

• ponto fraco

Related terms

• enfraquecer
• flácido
• fraquear
• fraquejar
• fraqueza
• fraquinho