franco

See also: Franco, franco-, and Franco-

English

Etymology

From Italian franco (“French”).

Noun

franco (plural francos)

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

Related terms

• franc

See also

• lira

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Dutch

Etymology

Italian porto franco.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

franco (not comparable)

1. with freightages paid by the sender

Inflection

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

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]
• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Hyphenation: fran‧co

Noun

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

1. a French person

Hypernyms

• eŭropano (“European”)

Derived terms

• francino (“Frenchwoman”)

Related terms

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

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Galician

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

• Francia
• francés
• Franco
• Francos

Related terms

• francada

Adjective

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

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “franco”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG

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Italian

Etymology

From French franc

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

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

   franchi tiratori ― snipers

3. Frankish

Adverb

franco

1. frankly

Noun

franco m (plural franchi)

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

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) francō

1. dative masculine singular of francus
2. dative neuter singular of francus
3. ablative masculine singular of francus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French franc

Adjective

1. Frankish (referring to the Franks)
2. frank (bluntly honest)

Synonyms

• (Frankish): frâncico

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)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *frank (“free, exempt”), ultimately via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin francus (from the ethnonym Francus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾanko/ [ˈfɾãŋ.ko]

Noun

franco m (plural francos)

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

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• francamente
• franco bordo
• franco de servicio
• piso franco

Related terms

• franqueza

See also

• honesto

Further reading

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